Name: Koulourakia
Yield: Makes 15 biscuits
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: ¼ tsp vanilla extract; ¼ tsp orange extract; zest of ½ an orange; 400 g plain flour; 4 tsp baking powder; ¼ tsp salt; 1 egg, lightly beaten; 2 tbsp sesame seeds; 90 g unsalted butter, softened; 3 eggs; 100 g sugar

Preparation info

Makes
15
biscuits

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Brunch with Brother Marcus

By Tasos Gaitanos and Alex Large

Published 2023

About

Traditionally eaten at Easter, these little biscuits are great with a coffee, Greek or otherwise. This is an easy recipe and a good one to bake with kids as everyone can have fun shaping the biscuits.

Ingredients

90 g unsalted butter, softened
100 g sugar
3 eggs</

Method

In a large mixing bowl, beat the butter with a whisk or paddle attachment until light and fluffy. Slowly add the sugar and beat for another 5 minutes before adding the eggs, one at a time, beating for at least a minute after each is added. Mix in the vanilla and orange extracts and the orange zest.

In a separate bowl combine the flour, baking powder and salt. Change the paddle attachmen