Koulourakia (Greek Easter Biscuits)

Name: Koulourakia (Greek Easter Biscuits)
Prep time: 2 h
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 2 h 30 min
Cuisine: European, Mediterranean, Greek
Ingredients: 250g Butter; 250g Castor Sugar; 250ml Neutral oil (eg. canola); 4 Eggs; 1 Sachet of Mahlepi (7g); 1kg Self Raising Flour (Sifted); 2 Egg Yolks; 1/4 cup milk; 1/3 cup Sesame seeds

11 steps

Prep:2hCook:30min

Traditional Greek Easter biscuits - can be hand shaped in to twists, braids or figure eights. Typically flavoured with mahlepi, vanilla, citrus zest or even mastic. I like to use Mahlepi (you can find this at any European grocer) if you don’t have access to this you can replace it with 1tbsp Vanilla extract.

Updated at: Tue, 29 Aug 2023 11:40:58 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

High

Glycemic Load

Moderate

Nutrition per serving

Calories225.3 kcal (11%)

Total Fat12.4 g (18%)

Carbs25.2 g (10%)

Sugars6.4 g (7%)

Protein3.5 g (7%)

Sodium306.8 mg (15%)

Fiber0.8 g (3%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

40 servings

250gbutter

1kgSelf Raising Flour

Sifted

2egg yolks

¼ cupmilk

⅓ cupsesame seeds

Instructions

Step 1

1. Preheat oven to 160 degrees fan forced.

OvenPreheat

Step 2

2. Using a stand mix or hand held mixer, cream butter with castor sugar for about 5-10 mins until light and fluffy. Occasionally scraping the sides and bottom of the bowl every few mins to make ensure there is no butter left behind at the bottom of the bowl.

MixerMix

Step 3

2. Once fluffy, turn speed down to low and slowly drizzle in the oil until combined. (It may look a little split at this stage but just trust the process.

Step 4

3. Once the oil is thoroughly mixed in add in eggs one at a time. Keep the mixture on low speed until combined then add in the Mahlepi

Step 5

5. Transfer mixture to a large mixing bowl. Add Self Raising Flour one cup at a time. I like to use my hands for this step. You can also use a wooden spoon.

Bowl

Wooden Spoon

Step 6

6. Cover and put somewhere cool and dark to rest for an hour

Step 7

7. Meanwhile whisk egg yolks and milk together to make your egg wash

Cooking Brush

Step 8

7. Shape the biscuits in whatever shape you like, typically we braid or make a figure eight with small chords of dough. If the dough is breaking add a little flour.

Step 9

8. Brush the biscuits with egg wash and sprinkle with sesame seeds.

Step 10

9. Bake 25-30 mins depending on your oven, you want them to be golden brown.

OvenHeat

Step 11

10. Enjoy with Tea and coffee (I like to smash them up on top of some vanilla ice cream)