Greece

Honey-Dipped Cookies (Finikia)

7 cups flour
2 tablespoons baking powder
2 cups oil
1 cup butter, melted
1 cup orange juice
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup walnuts, chopped
1 ounce cognac or brandy
12 ounces honey
2 cups sugar
1-1/2 cups water
Juice of 1/2 lemon, strained

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.

Sift together the flour and baking powder. In a large bowl combine oil and butter. Add the orange juice, sugar, nuts, and cognac. Gradually mix flour into batter by hand and knead until a dough is formed that does not stick to the hands. Add more flour if necessary. Shape dough into small ovals, and place on ungreased baking sheets. Bake for 10 minutes. Lower oven temperature and bake for 25 more minutes or until well browned.

Meanwhile, make the syrup. Combine the remaining ingredients in a saucepan. Bring to a boil and boil vigorously for 15 minutes. Keep saucepan simmering.

Dip 7 or 8 cookies at a time to the warm syrup, letting them remain for 2 or 3 minutes. Remove and place on baking sheets to drain.

 

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Greece

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• What to Eat
• Menu Guide

Greek Cookbooks

• The Olive and the Caper by Susanna Hoffman
  • Recipes
  • Leek and Olive Pie (Prassopita)
  • Warm Greens (Horta)
  • Roasted Lamb Shanks with Garlic and Thyme

• Greek Cuisine: The New Classics by Peter Conistis
  • Recipes
  • Mezethes & Appetizers Chickpea Bourekia
  • Meat & Poultry Grilled Chicken
  • Desserts Sticky Yogurt Cake

More Greek Cookbooks (with recipes)

• Spice by Ana Sortun
               (includes recipes from Cyprus and Greece)
• Little Foods of the Mediterranean by Clifford A. Wright
• Meze by Diane Kochilas
• The Foods of the Greek Islands by Aglaia Kremezi
• The Glorious Foods of Greece by Diane Kochilas

Greek Recipes

Greek Easter Menu

• Greek Orthodox Easter

• Cucumbers and Yogurt Appetizer (Tzatziki)
• Spinach Pie (Spanakopita)
• Filo Dough (Phyllo)
• Easter Soup (Mageritsa)
• Egg-Lemon Soup (an alternative to Mageritsa)
• Roast Lamb
• Lamb on a Spit (Greek-style)
• Village Salad (Choriatiki Salata)
• Lettuce Salad (Maroulosalata)
• Green Beans in Oil (Fasolakia Prasina Ladera)
• Oven Roasted Potatoes (Patatess Fournou Ladorigani)
• Easter Cookies (Koulourakia Paschalina)
• Easter Bread (Tsoureki)
• Baklava
• "Heavy" Coffee (Kafes Varys Glykos)

More Greek Recipes

• Baked Fish (Psaria Plaki)
• Bulgur Salad
• Chick Pea Puree (Hummus bi Tahina)
• Egg Lemon Sauce (Avgolemono Sauce)
• Egg Lemon Soup (Avgolemono)
• Feta Cheese Pastry (Tiropita)
• Honey-Dipped Cookies (Finikia)
• Lamb and Eggplant Casserole (Moussaka)
• Lamb and Pasta Casserole (Pastitsio)
• Meatballs (Keftedakia)
• Pork Kabobs (Souvlaki)
• Salad with Greens (Khorta Salatika)
• Spinach-Cheese Pastries (Spanakopetes)
• Stuffed Grape Leaves (Dolmathes)
• Tomato Salad
• Walnut Pastry (Baklava)
• Yogurt Cake (Yiaourtopitta Glykisma)
• Yogurt Cheese
• Yogurt Dip

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