Sweet and delicate, these Christmas treats are made with flour, olive oil, and honey. They are guaranteed to be found in most Greek homes during Christmas.
Greek Melomakarona | Christmas Recipes
Course: DessertCuisine: GreekDifficulty: MediumServings
4
servingsPrep time
15
minutesCooking time
30
minutesCalories
168
kcalTotal time
45
minutesSweet and delicate, these Christmas treats are made with flour, olive oil, and honey. They are guaranteed to be found in most Greek homes during Christmas.
Ingredients
- For the syrup
500 g water
800 g granulated sugar
150 g honey
3 stick(s) cinnamon
3 cloves
1 orange, cut in half
- 1st mixture
400 g orange juice
400 g seed oil
180 g olive oil
50 g icing sugar
1/2 teaspoon(s) cloves
2-3 teaspoon(s) cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon(s) nutmeg
1 teaspoon(s) baking soda
orange zest, of 2 oranges
- 2nd mixture
1 kilo all-purpose flour
200 g semolina, fine
- To serve
honey
walnuts
Directions
- For the syrup
- Boil all of the ingredients for the syrup, apart from the honey, until the sugar melts. Remove from heat. Add the honey and mix till combined.
- Let the syrup cool for 3-4 hours. It must be cold by the time the cookies come out from the oven.
- You can prepare the syrup from the day before.
- For the cookies
- Preheat the oven to 190* C (370*F) set to fan.
- To make the cookies, you need to prepare 2 separate mixtures.
- For the first mixture, add all of the ingredients in a large bowl. Mix, using a hand whisk.
- In a separate bowl, add all of the ingredients for the second mixture.
- Combine the first and second mixture.
- Mix by hand, very gently and for a very short time (10 seconds at the most). If you mix longer the mixture will split or curdle.
- Mold cookie dough into oval shapes, 3-4 cm in length, 30 g each. Try to keep them as similar as possible.
- Bake for about 20-25 minutes, until they are crunchy and golden brown.
- As soon as you remove them from the oven, soak the hot cookies in the syrup for 10 seconds.
- Allow them to drain on a wire rack.
- Drizzle with honey and chopped walnuts.
