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Greek Honey Cookies
Chef Christos Philippou is making Melomakarona, a sweet traditional Greek cookie with walnuts and honey.
Greek Honey Cookies
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
Greek
INGREDIENTS:

Cookie:

  • Nea Fytini, 400g
  • olive oil, 345g
  • powder sugar, 100g
  • walnuts, ground, 400g
  • brandy metaxa, 11g
  • cinnamon, 10g
  • ground cloves, 4g
  • baking powder, 18g
  • AP flour, 1250g
  • baking soda, 1 tsp
  • orange juice, of 5 oranges
  • zest, of 3 oranges

Syrup:

  • water, 20L
  • sugar, 20 cups
  • apples, cut in quarters
  • orange, peel of 3
  • lemon, peel of 2
  • cinnamon sticks, 8 pcs
  • cloves, 40 pcs

DIRECTIONS:

  1. Cream nea fytini
  2. Add oil and beat with paddle until combined
  3. Add walnuts and brandy
  4. Add remaining ingredients and mix just to combine
  5. Bake @ 325˚F for approximately 30 min
  6. Use same syrup as baklava
  7. As soon as the cookies come out of the oven, dip them in the syrup
  8. Using a slotted spoon remove them from syrup and place on a sheet pan and sprinkle chopped walnuts on it
  9. Make a syrup and cook until it reduces by 3" about 3 hrs
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