Thanks to Marika, owner of Marika''s restaurant in Bakoven, for sharing this traditional Greek recipe with our readers.
KOURAMBIEDES RECIPE
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To buy:
- 125g (1cup) Butter
- 3T Icing Sugar
- 1 Egg Yolk
- 1T Brandy
- ½ cup Chopped Roasted Almonds
- 2½ cups Flour
- 1t Baking Powder
- Cloves (Optional)
- 2 cups Icing Sugar to Sprinkle
To bake:
Marika''s Restaurant is situated in Bakoven along the picturesque Atlantic Seaboard between Llandudno and Bantry Bay. Marika and Frank serve delicious Greek and other Mediterranean dinners from Tuesday to Sunday. Booking is essential at this popular family run restaurant. (contact details below)
Of this important festival on the Greek Orthodox Calendar, Marika says:
At this time of the year, there is much preparation going on for the Easter celebrations and church services daily, culminating in a midnight service on Saturday night, with all the old traditions still in place. The 40 day fast (no meat or dairy products allowed) is broken traditionally after the midnight mass with feasts of great foods, and the cracking of red eggs and the eating of tsourekia, lovely sweet bread made at this time of the year.
Greek Community in South Africa
According to Wikipedia there are approximately 13 000 people of Greek descent living in South Africa.
Legend has it that the first Greek to set foot on South African soil was a convict known simply as "Stephanos", who later became the prophet and chief of the Kora tribe. Today thousands of Greeks remain in South Africa and there are active, thriving Greek communities in Johannesburg, Pretoria, Cape Town, Durban and Port Elizabeth.
1 Response to Kourambiedes Greek Shortbread Recipe for Greek Easter
Hi - I want to make this recipe. can you tell me how many biscuits will i get from this quantity.. (2 1/2 cups flour and 125 gms butter etc).
By Jenny Seabrook (3 years ago)