Melomakarona

Name: Melomakarona
Yield: 3 servings
Cuisine: Greek
Ingredients: 3 cups flour; 1 cup olive oil; 1 orange, zested and juiced; 1.5 cups honey syrup

Μελομακάρονα/meh-loh-mah-KAH-roh-nah/

About this dish

Honey-soaked spiced cookies studded with walnuts, a traditional Greek Christmas treat.

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Ingredients

🌾3 cups flour

🫒1 cup olive oil

🍊1 orange, zested and juiced

🍯1.5 cups honey syrup

Method

Serves 3

Mix flour, olive oil, orange zest and juice into a soft dough.

Shape into oval cookies.

Bake at 180°C (350°F) until firm and lightly golden.

Dip the warm cookies briefly into honey syrup.

Top with crushed walnuts and cinnamon before serving.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

Melomakarona are a traditional Greek Christmas cookie, soaked in honey syrup and topped with crushed walnuts.

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