Hello everybody, hope you’re having an amazing day today. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a special dish, melomakarona. One of my favorites. For mine, I am going to make it a little bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Melomakarona is one of the most favored of recent trending foods in the world. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. It is simple, it’s quick, it tastes yummy. They are nice and they look fantastic. Melomakarona is something which I’ve loved my entire life.

Melomakarona (μελομακάρονα) are traditional Greek Christmas cookies, that are served during Christmas time throughout Greece. The word "melomakarona" is a combination of the two words "meli", which means honey and "makarona". "Makarona" comes from the ancient word "makaria" and means blessed. Note: Melomakarona have to be cold and the syrup hot! Bring honey, water, cinnamon stick, lemon peel and juice to boil, stir well.

To get started with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can cook melomakarona using 7 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Melomakarona:

1. Get 250 g butter
2. Take 1 cup vegetable oil
3. Make ready 4 eggs, Vanilla
4. Prepare 1 cup sugar
5. Get 60 ml brandy // 60 ml milk
6. Get 1.1 /2 kilo self raising flour
7. Make ready 1 orange juice and zest

Although the name is hard to pronounce, melomakarona are not very hard to make—and they're delicious. Also known as finikia, these are traditionally enjoyed during the Christmas and New Year's holiday, but you can certainly bake them year-round. Melomakarona is probably the most iconic Greek Christmas cookies. Soaked in honey syrup, topped with walnuts, they are an authentic Greek delicacy.

Steps to make Melomakarona:

1. In a large bowl combine all, except flour. Then add the flour and mix knead by hand until mixture becomes soft dough.
2. Line trays with baking paper, make little balls (walnut size) press them to become flat place half of walnut mix (crush2.1/2 cups walnuts in a food processor, add 2-3,heaped teaspoons cinnamon 2 heaped teaspoons cloves, 3-4 table spoons sugar, mix) fold and place in a tray a little apart.
3. Bake in 170-180C oven, for 25 min
4. Syrup: in a saucepan add 1 cup honey, 2 cups sugar, 3 cups water stir and boil for 4-5 min turn heat to very low and place few at the time, Melomakarona for 2.1/2,min each side then in a tray to cool, sprinkle aromatic walnut mixture on top, OR coconut for white Melomakarona
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Melomakarona is probably the most iconic Greek Christmas cookies. Soaked in honey syrup, topped with walnuts, they are an authentic Greek delicacy. You can also mix olive oil with vegetable oil for the dough. Many cooks find that if you omit the vegetable oil, your melomakarona might turn out too dark in the oven. Melomakarona are one of the most beloved Greek desserts.

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