Koulourakia

Koulourakia are the classic Greek Easter cookies in various shapes such as braids, twists, coils and circles. Here is the recipe!

Ingredients
4 to 6 cups all-purpose flour
2 scant teaspoons baking powder
½ tsp. Salt
6 ½ ounces / 185 g butter
1 cup / 200 g sugar
2 large eggs
½ cup Milk
Grated orange zest
Grated lemon zest
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 Egg yolk and 2 tbs orange juice for glaze
Sesame seeds for sprinkling

Instructions

Sift all the flour. Measure out the first 4 cups and mix it with the baking powder and salt.

Cream butter and sugar. Add eggs, one at a time, then add milk, zest, vanilla to combine. Change the whisk attachment to a paddle if you’re using a stand mixer. Add dry ingredients to liquids incrementally. Work the paddle attachment on medium speed, and add enough of the additional 2 cups of flour to form a pliant, but firm, dough that doesn’t stick. Knead with the paddle attachment, adding more flour as needed, until smooth and soft.

Break off a heaping tablespoon at a time and shape into traditional “koulourakia” shapes: figure “8”; twists; braids; circles.

Place on ungreased sheet pans, brush with glaze and sprinkle with sesame seeds and bake at 350F/170C for 15-20 minutes, or until light golden and crisp.

this recipe is all about Greek Easter cookies called Kaka [Music] [Music] so you can make Kaka in different shapes you can do snail shapes here you can do the twist you can do s shapes and some people even just do a simple circle like that [Music]