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Koulourakia (greek easter cookies)
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Cookies & Bars, Desserts, Easter, Eastern European, Greek |
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Ingredients:
| 2 1/4
| cup | Flour | | 1 1/4
| tsp | Baking powder | | 1/4
| tsp | Salt | | 1/2
| cup | Butter, softened | | 1
| cup | Powdered sugar | | 2
| tbsp | Brandy (or milk) | | 1
| tsp | Vanilla | | 1
| | Egg yolk beaten with 1 tbl | | | -milk for glaze | | 3
| tbsp | Sesame seed |
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Procedures:
| 1 | Description: these golden twists are usually baked on holy thursday. | | 2 | Preheat oven to 37Beat together butter and sugar until light and fluffy. | | 3 | Add egg, brandy and vanilla, mixing well. | | 4 | Add flour, baking soda and salt, mixing well after each addition. | | 5 | Working with rounded teaspoons of dough, use palms to roll each piece back and forth on a lightly floured surface until it forms a 6-inch rope. | | 6 | Bring ends together to form a hairpin shape, then gently twist 2-3 times. | | 7 | Lightly pinch ends together. | | 8 | Arrange 1" apart on greased baking sheets, brush with egg glaze, then sprinkle with sesame seeds. | | 9 | Bake 10-13 minutes or until golden. | | 10 | Cool on racks. | | 11 | Store airtight at room temp for 2 weeks. | | 12 | Freeze for longer storage |
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