Kourabiedes from Roumeli

Name: Kourabiedes from Roumeli
Yield: 3 baking trays
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 500 g clarified butter; 1 cup sugar; 2 egg yolks; 1/2 cup ouzo; 1 tsp baking soda; 2 tsp baking powder; 1 1/2 kg all purpose flour; flower water; 1 cup ground almonds; icing sugar

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Greece

This is a recipe that has passed from generation to generation. The scent will remind you of Christmas of years past and maybe your grandmother.

Recipe by chrishie

This is a recipe that has passed from generation to generation. The scent will remind you of Christmas of years past and maybe your grandmother.

Recipe by chrishie

Cookpad Greece @cook_8238176

Greece

This is a recipe that has passed from generation to generation. The scent will remind you of Christmas of years past and maybe your grandmother.

Recipe by chrishie

This is a recipe that has passed from generation to generation. The scent will remind you of Christmas of years past and maybe your grandmother.

Recipe by chrishie

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Ingredients

3 baking trays

500 gclarified butter
1 cupsugar
2egg yolks
1/2 cupouzo
1 tspbaking soda
2 tspbaking powder
1 1/2 kgall purpose flour
flower water
1 cupground almonds
icing sugar

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Steps

1

Beat the butter with the sugar by hand until it creams (the butter should be at room temperature).
2

Add the yolks.
3

Dissolve the baking soda and baking powder in the ouzo and add it to the dough, kneading.
4

Add the flour gradually (it won't take all the flour) until you have a pliable dough (not very hard).
5

Add the almonds.
6

Roll out the dough by hand like a sheet (one finger thick) and cut using either a glass or cookie cutters.
7

Bake at 170°C for 30-40 minutes.
8

While they are still hot sprinkle with the flower water.
9

Dust with icing sugar.