Koulourakia Kanelas (Greek Cinnamon Biscuits)
"We make koulourakia throughout the year as we love to dunk them into our coffee or tea. Easter is the time when EVERYONE brings out their favourite koulourakia recipe and shows off. Baking ammonia can be purchased in drugstores in North America. The yield I posted is arbitrary as it all depends on the shape and size of the biscuits you make."
- Ready In:
- 1hr 15mins
- Ingredients:
- 11
- Yields:
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6 dozen
ingredients
directions
- Beat the eggs the sugar until light and fluffy, about 5-6 minutes.
- Sift flour and spices into a large bowl. Make a well in the centre and add butter and rub into flour with your hands. Add the milk, into which you've already dissolved the baking ammonia, and the egg mixture. Knead well until a soft and pliable dough forms.
- Shape the koulourakia as you wish. It is traditional to make 'S' shapes, snails and braids here. Place on a greased cookie sheet, or parchment or silpat and brush with egg-white wash.
- Bake in a preheated 350F (170C) oven for 20-25 minutes. Store in an air-tight container.
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I made a pre-holiday test drive batch of 1 doz. This gave me some really weird egg amounts. In place of 2/3 egg + 1/4 of an egg yolk it just got 1 egg. I used Splenda for the sugar and baking powder for the 1/3 tsp of baking ammonia. I made the S shape and imagined I was on a sunny Greek isle instead of on top of a furnace vent in snowy Canada when munching one.. They will be wonderful on the Christmas cookie tray.
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OK, here goes. I live in Athens, Greece. I moved out here many, many years ago from Ottawa, Canada - so I am blessed in having two wonderful heritages!
I suffer from compulsive obsessive behaviour with regard to food and my psychiatrist thought it would be a good idea to find a 'society' where many have the same problem and try to find a cure.
So far, I've copied a couple of thousand recipes from this site and my psychiatrist has thrown the towel in and refuses to answer the phone when I call.
What did I do wrong?
Got 3 kids that keep me on the go - 10 and under at this point (2008) - I may not get round to updating this for a few years, so you'll have to do your own maths.
I teach English full-time and Greek Cookery part-time. I would like to make the cooking part of it full-time and the English Grammar part of it part-time.
That's all for now.
