Greek Honey and Walnut Cookies
Traditional Greek Cookies are made during Christmas time, with flour, oil, and orange juice. Dipped in a honey syrup and garnished with crushed walnuts.
Ingredients
- 1 ⅓ cup olive oil
- 1⅓ cup vegetable oil
- 8½ cups all-purpose flour sifted
- ⅔ cups orange juice
- 2 orange zest from two oranges
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 tsp baking soda
- ¼ tsp clove ground
- 1½ tbsp cinnamon powder
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1 cup walnuts crushed
- 2½ cups sugar
- 2½ cups water
- 2 tbsp honey
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 1 piece lemon peel
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 160C.
- Add the olive oil and the vegetable oil into a large bowl. Mix to combine. Add in the sugar, cinnamon powder, orange zest, and clove ground.
- In a separate bowl combine the sifted flour with the baking powder. Slowly incorporate the flour mix into the oil mix and stir.
- Add the baking soda to the orange juice and mix. Slowly pour the mix into the batter.
- Beat until it turns into dough
- Take a spoonful of batter shape it into an egglike shape and place it on parchment paper lined in your baking pan.
- Once the cookies are shaped use a fork and make a criss-cross on each cookie with the fork prongs. Place the cookies in the oven for 25 minutes. Set the cookies aside to cool.
- The syrup must be hot and the cookies must be cold to absorb the syrup.
- Once your cookies have cooled off start making the syrup. Add the water, sugar, cinnamon stick, lemon peel, and two tablespoons of honey. Stir and bring to a boil for about 10 minutes. Skim away any form that might form.
- Dip the cookies into the syrup and let them soak for about 30 seconds then remove and garnish with the crushed walnuts.