This recipe is not mine. Is my mothers recipe. A recipe that she has been doing for all my life since I was a little kid. So this is the flavor of Easter that I grew up to! To be honest I haven’t tried it yet myself… out of respect I guess! She made it, send it over to me and I took the pictures to share it with you.
Ingredients
For 80 cookies
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- 500 g. buttermilk ,
- 500 g. granulated sugar ,
- zest from 3 oranges ,
- 2 vanillas ,
- 1/4 teaspoon mastic (beaten) ,
- 1 pinch salt ,
- 4 eggs ,
- 120 g. fresh orange juice ,
- 1 teaspoon baking soda ,
- 1.350 g. flour for all uses ,
- 10 g. baking powder
For egg solution
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- 2 egg yolks ,
- 2 tablespoons sugar ,
- 4 tablespoons water
Instructions
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- All ingredients must be at room temperature. ,
- Sift flour and baking powder. ,
- With a mixer beat buttermilk and sugar for 6-7 minutes until batter is smooth and creamy. ,
- Add orange zest, vanillas, mastic and salt. ,
- One by one beat eggs and mix well. ,
- Dissolve baking soda in juice and add them in the bater. ,
- Add flour and baking powder. ,
- From the moment we add flour in the batter we don't need a lot becase our cookies will be hard. ,
- Dough should be pliable and fluffy. ,
- Cover the dough for 20 minutes. ,
- Preheat over to 160°C. ,
- Shape into braids. ,
- Put them on baking sheet. ,
- In a bowl beat together all the ingredients of the solution. ,
- Spread cookies with the egg solution. ,
- Bake for 25 minutes. ,
- Take cookies out of the oven and let the cool.
