Melomakarona - Greek Honey Cookies You'll Be Obsessed With!
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- Опубликовано: 15 апр 2022
- I’ve been making Melomakarona - Greek honey cookies, for as long as I can remember and I’ve finally perfected them. Make sure to use a great quality delicate extra virgin olive oil and Greek thyme honey for best results. FULL RECIPE BELOW.
RECIPE: MELOMAKARONA - GREEK HONEY COOKIES
Dough
1 cup Good quality fruity extra virgin olive oil olive oil (250 ml)
100 gm sugar ( 6 Tbsp)
90 ml orange juice (6 Tbsp)
25 ml brandy (2 Tbsp.)
390 gm pastry flour ( 3 cups )
120 gm fine semolina (3/4 cup )
1 tsp. baking powder (5 gm)
2 tsp. ground cloves (6 gm)
2 tsp. ground cinnamon (6 gm)
¼ tsp. Allspice ( 1 gm)
Nutmeg to taste
1/2 tsp. baking soda (2 gm)
Syrup
3/4 cup Greek amber honey (175 ml)
3/4 cup sugar (175 ml)
3/4 cup water (175 ml)
1 tsp. ground cinnamon (5 ml)
1 cup finely chopped walnuts, for garnish (250 ml), optional
* Additional Note about temperature of cookie . In video I said they were hot but I cooled them to warm before dipping them into the hot syrup. If they are too hot, they will fall apart.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F
Whisk together the wet ingredients, with sugar and spices, in a medium bowl. Over a piece of parchment paper, sift flour, baking powder and baking soda 3 times.
Add the sifted dry ingredients to the oil mixture and stir with wooden spoon until mixture just holds together. Dough will not be fully smooth but should hold together. Note: texture of dough might vary depending on the protein level of your flour.
Pinch off about 1 1/2 tbsp. portions of dough (25- 27 gm ) and form into little flat oblongs (football shapes). Place on a parchment-lined baking sheet 2-inches apart. Bake in oven at 350 degrees convection F for 25- 30 minutes, or until evenly browned.
Syrup
Boil honey, sugar, water, and cinnamon for 8-10 minutes, until deep amber colour and slightly reduced. Remove from heat. While syrup is still hot, and cookies are warm but not HOT, using slotted spoon place cookies 6-8 at a time- into syrup for about 2-3 minutes, turning often to completely coat. Transfer to a large baking sheet or pan and arrange in a single layer. Sprinkle with chopped walnuts , if desired. Repeat with remaining cookies.
Makes about 36 delicious cookies( 25 gm each raw cookie dough )
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My Greek mother in law would love me to make this. I love your GREEK recipes.
Oh that is both great and tons of pressure ! I hope you make them.
I live in greek fore 4 yers it was befor 36 yers ago i love your food and i make many sweet i love your chanal god + you
Thanks so much !
Easter is this Sunday and I'm beyond excited to make these for the first time!!! Every time I ask my mom for her recipe, I never get a straight answer. It drives me crazy because I've wanted to make Melomakarona for the longest time. Now, I'm taking matters into my own hands! Kali Anastasi, Thank you so much for sharing
My grandmother used to make a German honey cookie but recipe was lost so thank you for this,sounds similiar
I think you will really love these. Thank you.
I married into a Greek family. I've made pastitsio and spanakopita a few times for our son who loves Greek food. I have ALS and want to leave him with the most traditional Greek recipes I can find on the Internet. I found your video baking with your mom. She's the real deal! (No disrespect to you.) I so appreciate watching you make these recipes and will pass on each to my son and granddaughter. Thank you!!!
This is a beautiful idear, a beautiful bittersweet memory. I wish you a smooth journey, beautiful soul❤
A wonderful teacher and lover of food, it feels like home to watch you cook...i learn so much! Thanks!
Thanks so much ! I’m glad you’re feeling the vibe
Was looking for new cookie recipes, I'll make them soon. The way you describe them
sounds like they're great at home parties.
If traditional Greek yiayiades had a mallet like that in their kitchen, the koutala would be the least of one's fears..!
On another note, I just made these for the first time; they turned out perfectly and deliciously (and the house smells sooo good)! Thanks so much for sharing another great recipe, I've been learning a lot from your channel ❣
you are most welcome ! Oh yes the mallet would be far more dangerous...
I'm sooo glad I've had those flavors dancing in my mouth because I made a batch of this amazing recipe! Thank you so much for sharing! Love your channel! Love your energy and the way you present a recipe which makes it easy to follow and succeed! You are fantastic! Please keep bringing more of these and oh I appreciate the greek words popping up : )
I really wish you uploaded more. Love this channel x
Thanks so much.
I agreee....
Love the happy dance in the end. Making these for this Christmas ❤
My absolute favorite Greek cookie. Thanks for posting this.
With pleasure. You will love these
This is my mom’s favourite cookie. Yummy. I will help her make it.
A labor of love. Thank you for sharing. These are special.
Many thanks. Yes I agree that are a labour of love
😍😍 I love these cookies..always have! I’m going to try to make them. Thanks 🙏
I hope you try them ! They are amazing
These you are correct are the most delicious cookies. I am obsessed they are soooo addicting but I can't trust myself to make and by permission I would like to say i buy mine from the masters of Greek bakery..Serrano they are in a class of their own seeing I'm not Greek i buy them....yours look amazing!!👌👌👌👌😘😘😘😘now I Gotta order them..highly delicious 😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋
Time to go out to buy stuff! Wonderful recipe as always Christine! Thank you!
Yes ! You must try them. Sooo good
Thank you Christine. I can't wait to try this! 💕
I know you will love them. Thank you
I made these tonight because someone asked me if I’d make him some. We never made these at home, they turned out just like my mother in laws. Hubby loves them.❤ you are a good teacher!
Thank you so much for your kind words. I'm so glad they were a hit. I'm going to be making them soon.
Okay, I'll take a to go order of two dozen!
My favorite dessert in the world and then ice cream. In Greece it’s a Christmas tradition, that’s when you find them in the sweet shops but for our family it’s all year round treat. Making some today, got my ingredients ready and today I’m trying Christine’s recipe because we never used semolina and we also put finely chopped walnuts in the dough. Thanks Christine❤️. Now that my kids moved out on their own and want to make Greek food I tell them go to Christine’s videos, she’s a great chef and instructor. Kala Xristougenna ❤️✝️
Thank you for your kind words. I just made them last week and finding it tough not to eat them all. Merry Christmas to you and all your family.
I love them! My favorites
Agreed !
Followed this recipe and mine turned out fabulous!
Amazing. I'm already wondering when I will make them next.
Delicious Greek cookies! Happy Easter Christine!
Thank you ! Happy Easter
These cookies are delicious!! always my favorities. Thanks for your videos
You are so welcome!
Hi Christine so happy to have found your channel .I love love this cookie, however , I have never made them. After watching your video I am on it ! I was dying imaging all those great smells and the 🍯.
Cant wait to make these . I adore Greek desserts and food .And, again really enjoyed your video is so great and simple as you said nothing mechinal - my favorite way to bake f possible .
Efchristo 🙏 from Boston, Mass .🎄💞
Thank you ! I really hope you make them. Happy Holidays
Ooo God, I love your videos. Grazie mille ciao franco.
You are most welcome. Thanks
Thanks Christina, I will make it tomorrow. Patsavura~~
Bravo Christine, they look so delicious. You are an amazing cook. I love your channel. Greek cuisine is one of my very favorite. My favorite of your recipes (thus far) is that Greek filo egg custard you make in that big pan. Galaktaboureko. OMG. 😛🤪💝💝🏆🏆🎖🎖👍👍So amazing. Happy Easter to you and your fam8ly. God Bless !!!
Thank you so much for the wishes and kind words.
I made these today and they are so good! Great texture and very aromatic. My only change from the recipe was I used extra light olive oil (was too scared to use regular extra virgin olive oil on cookies lol)
Amazing! My favorite Easter cookies!!!
Well , you know they are mine also . Thanks
@@ChristineCushing Of course :) Kalo Pasxa!
So much memories from these cookies ! Ages ago, I bought them at a local greek pastry shop when walking back home from school. They were 2 cents a piece or 3 for 5 cents.
Many years ago when my sister was a newlywed she made a batch of melomakorouna that were talked about ever since. It took her at least 2 decades to replicate her magic. After the first time they were never as good until maybe 5 years ago. She came over and helped me make a batch for Christmas and then I did a batch on my own. They were both phenomenal! She insisted on vegetable oil, but I have no problem with the olive oil. The magic is truly in the Greek honey!
I will try your recipe very soon.
Ps. I did note that the brand of Greek honey you used was not visible ;)
That is so interesting. It has been a decades long journey for me also. The olive oil really is phenomenal. I hope you try it . The honey I used was Attiki
I made last year great !! This year I’m making with real GREEK honey!! Also tsoureki and koulourakia!! I can’t wait!!!!!
That is awesome!
Wow 🎉
Thank you ! We love them in our house.
I know what I am making next! Your Kourabiedes are now a firm favourite with my friends and family; am sure these will be too ☺️❤️
That is so great to hear ! Enjoy
@1:54 the allspice looks like nutmeg, and you had already added allspice @1:40
Looking at the written recipe, I can see that you meant to say nutmeg! This looks like the best recipe I've seen for this cookie, and I can't wait to make it. I have to get some pastry flour first, but I have all of the other ingredients and have plenty of oranges in my back yard.
Yes you are right. I misspoke and didn't catch it , even in the edit. You were paying attention. Thank you
Kinda loving how my Greek vocabulary is all food based because of this channel. Haha
haha ! That's very useful . Thanks for watching
I can't wait until Pascha! There won't be any left for me though. Kalli Anastasi Kristina!
Haha ! Wait till I make the tsourekia. We’re lucky if they make it out the door to a single house.
Where do you buy your olive oil? It looks very good
Perfect for Orthodox Easter!!I’ll try your version :)
Actually they are traditional christmas cookies but they are good all year round.
@@helentsoukala5412 yes!! Greek cookies and desserts all year round for us!! Haha!
@@irmaarellanez8080 no. Melomakarona are traditional made for Christmas. Of course nowadays they can be found all year round. As for funerals we traditionally serve some kind of dry rusks flavoured with cinnamon or fennel seeds.
Thank you ! Yes we always make them for Easter
one thing I use a lot to put a pattern on my bisects is a comb ( I am bald so I don't use it LoL) better than a fork because it it longer and gets the more holes in the bisects quicker
OmG!! That is hilarious and very practical at the same time 👏👏
N'a isai kala, Kai Kalo Pasqua ❤️❤️❤️
Kalo Pascha ! Thank you
😂😂😂😂😂❤❤❤❤ "there 8s going to be some loosing it happening "
When you placed the sheet pan of just-baked _melomakarona_ in front of the camera, I swear I heard seraphim singing.
They were singing here too 🎶
Made them, love them, and so do my friends! Quick question (maybe silly): I had syrup left over and put it in a jar in the refrigerator. Will it be good enough for my next batch or should I make it fresh?
Ahh there are not silly questions. My husband keeps the extra syrup in a little jar and then heats it up and drizzles it on each cookie he's about to inhale.. ( hilarious). You can keep the syrup and bring it back up to the boil by adding some more water to loosen it up., It might start to crystalize ( common ) . I hope this helps.
@@ChristineCushing Thanks so much!❤️
how would these travel? I'd like to send them to relatives
Where can I get your cookbook
Hi, can i use peanut or sunflower oil in place of olive oil? I suffer IBS & do not tolerate olive oil unfortunately. Thanks.
Will be trying this recipe very soon!
Yes you can use another oil in place of the olive for these. The flavour will be more subtle but with all the spices and honey they will still be great. I hope you try them.
Thea, I tried making melomakarona twice from different recipes similar to yours but everytime the dough ends up too dry and it's not nice like yours. My cookies don't soak up the syrup well and don't crumble nice like they are supposed to. I will try your recipe, because I think my batter is too dry and I end up overworking it!
Is there an advantage to dipping the hot cookies into hot syrup? I always thought one had to be cool, the other had to be hot. These are my fave Greek cookie and I'm planning to make these for Christmas for the first time!
Yes, by dipping hot cookies into hot syrup they absorb more of the syrup and become almost cakey. Otherwise the syrup will mostly sit on the outer edge of cookie and be more crisp inside. I hope this helps. Thank you
Thanks so much Christine! Can't wait to make these, along with your kourabiedes recipe that were amazing last year when I made for the first time. Love all your recipes! Merry Christmas!
Looks good. Are these the same as finikia? Yassou.
I’m not sure but they seem similar
Yes, that is what the Macedonians call it…Also some of the Greek Islanders refer to them as Finikia.
I have a question on the pastry flour measuring, 3 measured cups of my pastry flour is only 320 grams, I would need at least 4 cups to get to 450 grams as per your directions. Should I use3 cups or 450 grams?
It must be the protein level in your flour , so I would say to use 450 gm, that would be most accurate. Additionally , I would hold back 50 gm of the flour at first until you see how the dough holds together. Refer to the video for the optimal texture of the dough . I hope you make / love them. Thank you
My absolute favourite too. Sygnómi.. but you added ground cloves, allspice and cinnamon...then you grated a nut, which you called allspice (in English)?? Looks like nutmeg to me. You called it μοσχοκάρυδο (Nutmeg in Greek) OR am I wrong? I make mine like my grandmother did, withmore semolina than flour. I like them nutty :)
You are absolutely right. I said " allspice" when i meant nutmeg. Thanks for catching it. Happy Easter
How long will they keep ? Can I make them Friday for Greek Easter this Sunday ?
Oh absolutely. They keep a super looong time in a sealed container. They are actually better after a couple of days 👏👏
@@ChristineCushing thank you so much. I’m making them for Sunday ! Only have to use regular honey.
And I’m making the Easter bread too. I made your recipe last year & my Greek sister-in-law and her family loved it. Took some home. I’m Italian but Greek by way of cooking & baking lol. Pastisio I make better than her. But don’t say anything . Happy Easter
Do you dip the hot cookie to a hot syrup? Or a hot cookie to a cold syrup? I would love to try these cookies?
Her recipe says to dip hot cookies in the hot syrup
@@annalazaris1106 thank you so much for responding. I missed that part.
I love the cookies with the.powdar sugar I forgot the name of them
Kourabiethes? 😊😎
My yiayia use to make them for the holidays
@@jimkontos4221 yes check out my video
Yes I will
01:53 you mean nutmeg, not allspice! (just clarifying for people who don't know what nutmegs look like)
Yes ! Thank you for letting me know. Sorry It was definitely nutmeg .
@@ChristineCushing, thank you for all the fabulous recipes and videos. Big fan here!
Is there a substitute for the brandy pls?
You can omit the brandy, you will still have a great cookie.
How do I get printable copies of the recipes? Kalo Pascha Xristina
Thank you ! Happy Easter. The full recipe is below the video description. It is not printable . My apologies
I made it as per your direction and it came out flat, the cookies? What did I do wrong? All ingredients were fresh?
Can I ask how you measured your ingredients? Did you weigh or use cups? The weight is always the most accurate measure. Also your flour might just have less protein than the one I am using. In future, you can add just a bit more flour to make the dough a bit firmer ( 10% more ) I hope this helps as they are really phenomenal. Thank you
@@ChristineCushing Thank you, I did follow the instructions according to the recipient. I will try again and see how it comes out. They're my brothers favorite.
Still hard to beat baklava, in my opinion. Also like kourabiethes. Come to think of it, never met a Greek pastry I don’t love!!
Haha ! True
I’m an experienced baker , and followed the recipe to the t but the fluid quantities are not correct! I added double the amount and the dough still needed more to come together. The result was dry cookie that didn’t absorb the syrup.
I'm sorry to hear that your cookies didn't turn out well. This recipe works, as you can see from other people's comments ( who arent' big bakers). Did weigh or use cups to measure flour and did you use the semolina? Also the dough is meant to be soft, as per video.
I'm trying to trouble shoot with you to find out what went wrong. Thank you
@@ChristineCushing Hi Christine. Thanks for your reply. I weighed the ingredients and I live in Canada. I used Robin hood pastry flour.
@@ChristineCushing yes, I used number#1 fine semolina.
@@najatskitchen that’s weird. Something else must have been off. This recipe totally works and actually my sis yet in law just made them last night and they were great. Was the dough totally liquid ?
@@ChristineCushing it was very dry and I added double the amount of liquid.
The syrup has to be cold, NEVER drip hot cookie in hot syrup. No to cinnamon powder, sticks only,. Also you forgot to add cloves and orange to the syrup, this is the authentic Greek recipe!!
Where are the measurements?
The full recipe is below the video description . Click on SHOW MORE and screen will expand to recipe below. Thank you
I really hate it to have to make remarks to such a lovely cook, but u left out one of the ESSENTIAL ingredients: ORANGE! Juice and Zest. Some also add some lemon zest to the Syrup too. Melomakarona is honey n orange flavour by default
Additionally, nutmeg is rarely added
Our lebanese culture and food ressembles the greeks a lot ! I thoungt makaroun were lebanese!!
It is amazing how much similarity there is throughout the region
You called nutmeg allspice.....oopsie 😁
Oh boy sorry about that ! I totally didn’t even realize. Yea definitely nutmeg
@@ChristineCushing 😃😃
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No way with the olive oil! Good grief. 😐 Sorry.
Olive oil is ideal in this cookie. When you use a good quality Greek olive oil it is fruity , spicy and really completes the flavours. Thanks
@@ChristineCushing Okay, you convinced me! 😁💖 Happy 🌴 Palm Sunday
I do not recommend this recipe, to crumble completely fallen apart and I used exact amounts as given 👎🏻last year I used different ratios and was perfect what a waist of product
I'm so sorry your cookies did not work. As I have just made them this week, I am wondering how you measured the ingredients , did you use semolina, soft flour etc. ? This is a really great recipe. Thank you