In my previous olive picking and a giveaway posting I mentioned that in Greece we use olive oil in baking, too, apart from cooking. This caused some interesting reactions by readers who'd like to learn more about it.
I have already posted two Greek traditional dessert recipes (loukoumades and fanouropita) that olive oil is a basic ingredient, however, I'm going to present a new one, especially since Michelle has asked for it. So, I'm going to show you how to make Greek orange koulourakia.
As in almost every Greek recipe, the ingredients are simple, basic and few.
1. Put the dry ingredients in a bowl. Add the liquids. Mix with a spoon in a soft but not sticky dough.
3. Roll the dough into koulourakia as seen in the picture above and place them on a baking tray covered with baking paper.
4.Bake at 170-180 C, for about 15-20', until golden.
They're perfect for a cup of tea, a healthy snack for kids (we always give koulouria to kids in Greece throughout the day), or even good to go with a cup of milk. And don't let me even mention the wonderful orangey smell that the house gets filled with while baking!I really hope you try it out and I'm looking forward to your feedback!
I have already posted two Greek traditional dessert recipes (loukoumades and fanouropita) that olive oil is a basic ingredient, however, I'm going to present a new one, especially since Michelle has asked for it. So, I'm going to show you how to make Greek orange koulourakia.
As in almost every Greek recipe, the ingredients are simple, basic and few.
ORANGE KOULOURAKIA
(makes 25-27)
60 grams olive oil
60 grams orange juice
200 grams all-purpose flour
70 grams icing sugar
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp bicarbonate of soda
1tsp orange zest
The process is equally dead simple:
1. Put the dry ingredients in a bowl. Add the liquids. Mix with a spoon in a soft but not sticky dough.
tip: Don't overmix, just enough to combine the ingredients. If the dough gets sticky on your fingers, just add 1-2 tbsp of flour, and simply mix again.They should be enough. If you add too much flour and you mix too much koulourakia will be hard instead of crunchy.
2. Cool for 30-60' in the fridge.3. Roll the dough into koulourakia as seen in the picture above and place them on a baking tray covered with baking paper.
tip: don't put too close together, as they double in size
4.Bake at 170-180 C, for about 15-20', until golden.
They're perfect for a cup of tea, a healthy snack for kids (we always give koulouria to kids in Greece throughout the day), or even good to go with a cup of milk. And don't let me even mention the wonderful orangey smell that the house gets filled with while baking!I really hope you try it out and I'm looking forward to your feedback!
And remember my giveaway!
The deadline is on the 10th February.
In this posting you can find all the details on how to enter!
Looking forward to your comments!
looks nice, its a new snack for me, i will try,is it possible to use other flavors than orange
ReplyDeleteI believe they would be nice with a bit of cinammon.
DeleteHi Rose Fern (such a gorgeous name). Just to let you know that I made the delicious Fanouropita cake on Monday and have blogged about it linking back here. I am now looking forward to making the Koulourakia biscuits over the coming week. I am sure my husband and son will appreciate them very much! Do you think they would be nice with icing sugar sprinkled over them?
ReplyDeleteWow! I'm so happy you tried fanouropita, Simone, and most of all that your family liked it!
DeleteKoulourakia are so easy! I think that icicng sugar will be too much, but everything is a matter of taste! Why don't you try it and le me know! Another suggestion is to keep some of the dough apart and add just a bit of cinnamon, or even add some raisins, I think they would work.
Thank you so much for the link, too! Off to see your posting!
They look great, sound good also.
ReplyDeleteI found your blog through Simone from Linden Grove and wanted to say hi.
ReplyDeleteThese biscuits sound delicious and seem easy to make, I've got to give them a go sometime soon.
Being originally from Portugal I'm quite used to using olive oil in baking and love the flavour.
These look tasty and I have the ingredients on hand, so I'll hopefully make them tomorrow!
ReplyDeleteP.S. And thank-you for another olive oil dessert recipe!
DeleteThank YOU! Kali epityhia!(Good luck!)
DeleteMmm these look yummy xxx
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