Melomakarona

Name: Melomakarona
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 90 min
Yield: 40 servings
Cuisine: Greek
Ingredients: 250 g honey; 200 g sugar, for the syrup; 250 ml water; 1 cinnamon stick; 1 strip orange peel; 250 ml light olive oil; 100 g sugar; 150 ml orange juice; 2 tsp orange zest, finely grated; 2 tbsp brandy; 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda; 450 g plain flour; 150 g fine semolina; 1 tsp baking powder; 1 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon; 1/2 tsp ground cloves; 100 g walnuts, finely chopped

🍳 CookingБГ

Prep40 min

Cook50 min

Total90 min

Greek Christmas honey cookies — a soft olive-oil and orange dough spiced with cinnamon and cloves, baked, then dipped while hot into cold honey syrup and topped with walnuts. Made without butter or eggs, they suit the Advent fast.

Ingredients

Serves:40

250 g honey
200 g sugar, for the syrup
250 ml water
1 cinnamon stick
1 strip orange peel
250 ml light olive oil
100 g sugar
150 ml orange juice
2 tsp orange zest, finely grated
2 tbsp brandy
1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
450 g plain flour
150 g fine semolina
1 tsp baking powder
1 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp ground cloves
100 g walnuts, finely chopped

Nutrition (estimated)

high confidence

166kcal · per serving

1.7g

Protein

22.9g

Carbs

Fat

Recipe total: 6657 kcal · P 66.6g · C 917.4g · F 320.6g

Estimated from 17 of 17 ingredients

Approximate estimate, calculated from the ingredients.

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Steps

1
Make the syrup first: bring the honey, the sugar for the syrup, the water, cinnamon stick and orange peel to the boil, skim, simmer for 5 minutes and leave to cool completely, then lift out the cinnamon and peel.
2
Heat the oven to 180°C and line two baking trays with baking paper.
3
Whisk the oil with the sugar, orange juice, orange zest and brandy, then whisk in the bicarbonate of soda, which makes the mixture foam.
4
Mix the flour, semolina, baking powder, 1 tsp of the ground cinnamon and the cloves, add them to the wet mixture and mix gently just until you have a soft, oily dough — overworking makes the oil separate and the cookies tough.
5
Shape into ovals of about 30 g and press the tops lightly with a fork.
6
Bake for 20–25 minutes, until deep golden.
7
While they are still hot, drop 4–5 at a time into the cold syrup for 1 minute, turning once, and lift them onto a rack with a slotted spoon.
8
Mix the walnuts with the remaining ground cinnamon and sprinkle over the cookies while they are sticky.
9
Keep them in a tin at room temperature; they are better after a day and last for two weeks.

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Questions and answers

How long does Melomakarona take to make?

About 90 minutes: 40 min prep and 50 min cooking.

What ingredients do you need for Melomakarona?

16 ingredients: honey, sugar, water, cinnamon stick, orange peel, light olive oil, orange juice, orange zest, brandy, bicarbonate of soda, plain flour, fine semolina and 4 more.

How many servings does this Melomakarona recipe make?

40 servings. The servings buttons above the ingredients rescale every amount.

How many calories are in a serving of Melomakarona?

About 166 kcal, with 1.7 g protein, 22.9 g carbohydrate and 8 g fat. This is an estimate from the ingredients, not a lab analysis.

Which diets does this Melomakarona recipe suit?

It is vegetarian and dairy-free.

What cuisine is Melomakarona?

Melomakarona comes from Greek cuisine.

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