Melomakarona (A Greek Christmas Cookie) Recipe

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Melomakarona (A Greek Christmas Cookie)
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Ingredients
16
Count
Nutrition
1055
Calories
Total time
60
Minutes
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Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. Put the corn oil, butter, beer (or orange juice), cinnamon, cloves, orange peel and sugar in a mixing bowl and beat until they are thoroughly blended.
  2. Sift about one cup of flour with the baking soda, baking powder and salt and blend into the oil mixture.
  3. Add the semolina, a cup at a time, into this mixture.
  4. Add enough of the remaining flour, a cup at a time, until you get a rather firm dough (you may need a bit more or less than the amount of flour mentioned in the ingredients list).
  5. Use your hands to do the mixing, as an electric mixer will be useless after the first two or three cups of flour have been added.
  6. Roll the dough into cylinders, about two inches long and one inch in diameter, flatten them with your hands, and place them on cookie sheets that have been greased with a little olive oil.
  7. Bake at 350 degree Fahrenheit for half an hour.
  8. Remove the cookies from the oven and pour hot syrup over them.
  9. Lay the cookies out in a rimmed baking pan large enough to contain them and pour the hot syrup over the cookies, sprinkle them with the chopped walnuts and let them soak overnight.
  10. (Alternatively, if you do not have enough rimmed baking sheets to accommodate all the cookies, you can dip them in batches directly into the hot syrup - keeping the syrup at the lowest possible simmer - and allow to soak in the syrup for 8-10 minutes; remove with a slotted spoon).
  11. For the syrup: mix the sugar, honey and water, and bring to a boil.
  12. Cook on low heat for four minutes and skim off the foam that forms on top.
  13. The next day put them on your prettiest platter, sprinkle each layer evenly with the finely chopped walnuts and wrap with plastic wrap (or put in an airtight container) and serve.
  14. These are great keepers and will last for months (my Mom's 'big' batches sometimes made it nearly up until Easter!).
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 1054.63 Kcal (4416 kJ)
Calories from fat 503.2 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 55.91g 86%
Cholesterol 20.34mg 7%
Sodium 1917.67mg 80%
Potassium 310.83mg 7%
Total Carbs 124.66g 42%
Sugars 26.56g 106%
Dietary Fiber 10.73g 43%
Protein 15.3g 31%
Vitamin C 11.8mg 20%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 3%
Iron 6.1mg 34%
Calcium 260.4mg 26%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 377.6 Kcal (1581 kJ)
Calories from fat 180.17 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 20.02g 86%
Cholesterol 7.28mg 7%
Sodium 686.61mg 80%
Potassium 111.29mg 7%
Total Carbs 44.64g 42%
Sugars 9.51g 106%
Dietary Fiber 3.84g 43%
Protein 5.48g 31%
Vitamin C 4.2mg 20%
Iron 2.2mg 34%
Calcium 93.2mg 26%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 25
    Points
  • 28
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • low cholesterol,
  • good source of fiber

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium

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