Kourabiedes - Greek Butter Cookies Recipe

greek cookie recipeA nice light Greek Dessert Recipe. The kids will love you for this delightful treat. These cookies are traditionally served at celebrations.

Ingredients to make Greek Butter Cookies Recipe:

4 Sticks Sweet, Unsalted Butter
½ cup powdered sugar
1 egg yolk
1 tsp. vanilla extract
5 cups flour

Instructions to make Greek Butter Cookies Recipe:

Melt butter in microwave on high in large microwave safe dish for thirty seconds. It doesn’t need to be completely melted. Pour melted butter into large mixing bowl and beat on high speed with a hand mixer until creamy in texture. Add powdered sugar and beat on low until sugar is mixed in and then move to high speed.

Beat on high for about a minute. Add egg yolk and vanilla extract and beat until well blended. Set mixer to medium and beat in flour until well mixed.

Mixture will be crumbly and eventually start to collect together.Preheat oven to 350. Roll dough into a 1 to a 1 ½ inch ball and flatten slightly with your hand. Place on ungreased cookie sheet an inch apart. Bake 15-20 minutes at 350 until cookie has a slight golden color.

Let cool completely on cookie sheet. Using a flour sifter, place extra powdered sugar in it and shake over the cooled cookies. I serve them in baking cups - it makes it a lot easier.

Great Greek Spareribs

greek1 Great Greek Spareribs - This marinated, baked ribs recipe, is for all the rib lovers out there, and we know there are alot of you. An authentic Greek flavor coats these succulently tender, baby back ribs, in the form of a dry rub. A citrus butter is also brushed over them and marinated with the dry rub. Slow baked until they melt in your mouth, this quick and easy International dinner recipe is extraordinary.

Prep Time: 10-15 mins
Cook Time: 45 mins
Servings: 12
Main Ingredient: Pork Ribs
Difficulty Level: 2

 

Ingredients to make Great Greek Spareribs

Pork baby back ribs (about 8 racks) 8 lbs. 3.6 kg
Butter (not margarine), melted 1/2 cup 125 mL
Lemon juice 3 tbsp. 50 mL
Greek seasoning 2 tbsp. 30 mL
Seasoned salt 1 tbsp. 15 mL
Italian seasoning 1 tbsp. 15 mL
Salt 3/4 tsp. 4 mL
Freshly ground pepper 1/2 tsp. 2 mL

Directions to make Great Greek Spareribs

Step 1:Place ribs, meaty side up, on 3 lightly greased baking sheets with sides. Combine butter and lemon juice in 1 cup (250 mL) liquid measure. Brush 1/2 onto ribs.

 

Step 2:Combine remaining 5 ingredients in small bowl. Sprinkle 1/2 over ribs. Turn ribs over. Brush remaining butter mixture onto ribs. Sprinkle remaining spice mixture on top. Cover. Chill for 1 hour. Bake, uncovered, in 375°F (190°C) oven for 45 minutes, turning once, until tender

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Greek-Style Lamb Burgers with Minted Yogurt Sauce

int2 Greek-Style Lamb Burgers with Minted Yogurt Sauce - This authentic International recipe for Greek burgers is made with ground lamb, a traditional Greek meat, and includes a second recipe for the creamy, minted yogurt sauce! Grilled, they also have that unmistakable BBQ taste to them, so good!

Prep Time: 30 mins
Cook Time: 15 mins
Servings: 6
Main Ingredient: Ground Lamb
Difficulty Level: 2

Ingredients to make Greek-Style Lamb Burgers with Minted Yogurt Sauce

For yogurt sauce:
12 Ounces plain yogurt
2 Small garlic cloves
1/4 Teaspoon salt
3 Tablespoons shredded fresh mint leaves, or to taste

For burgers:
2 Pounds ground lamb
1/2 Cup crumbled feta cheese
1/2 cup finely chopped pitted Kalamata olives, 12 to 15
6 small pita loaves
2 small vine-ripened tomatoes, sliced
2 small green bell peppers, cut in rings
1 red onion, sliced thin

Directions to make Greek-Style Lamb Burgers with Minted Yogurt Sauce

Step 1:Make yogurt sauce: Mince and mash the garlic with the salt. Drain yogurt in a sieve lined with a dampened paper towel set over a bowl 30 minutes. Transfer to a small bowl and combine with the garlic and mint.
Step 2:Prepare grill and oil rack. Set grill 5-6 inches from coals. In a bowl gently combine the lamb,feta and olives. Form into 6 patties about 1\” thick. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Grill for about 7 minutes per side for medium-rare.
Step 3:Split pitas form a pocket.Transfer burgers to pita pockets and top with tomatoes, bell peppers and onion. Serve burgers with yogurt sauce.

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Feta Cheese Salmon Bake

  Feta Cheese Salmon Bake - This fabulously creamy, healthy, sweet salmon, and flavorful feta cheese recipe, with it’s authentic Greek taste, is perfect! Rolled together, the salmon and feta, are then sprinkled with poppy seeds, to give it great “crunch”.Baked in under 30 Minutes, this is a wonderful, International lunch and dinner recipe.

Prep Time: 10 mins
Cook Time: 20-30 mins
Main Ingredient: Salmon, Cheese
Difficulty Level: 2

Ingredients to make Feta Cheese Salmon Bake

3 oz Smoked salmon, diced
6 oz Cream cheese, softened
3 oz Feta cheese
1 Egg, slightly beaten
1 t Capers
2 tb Finely chopped parsley
4 Scallions, topped, diced
1 tb (or more) poppyseeds
1 frozen pastry sheet, cut into a 3 X inch rectangle and some melted butter.

Directions to make Feta Cheese Salmon Bake

Step 1:Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. In a medium bowl, hand mix the salmon, cream cheese, Feta cheese, egg, capers, parsley, and scallions.
Step 2:Roll out the pastry sheet to double its size. Liberally brush it with melted butter. Spread the salmon mixture over the sheet. Roll up, jelly-roll style, folding the ends in to seal. Brush the top of the roll with melted butter and sprinkle with poppy seeds.
Step 3:Make 1/2 inch deep diagonal slashes across the roll to allow steam to escape. Bake the roll for 20 to 30 minutes or until golden.

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Greek Feta Cheese Bread

  Greek Feta Cheese Bread - This Greek, garlic, cheesy, bread recipe is delightfully easy, and also a “one of a kind” bread maker recipe. So simple, you can bake a homemade loaf with the goodness of great International flavor! If you are lucky enough to have any left the next morning, enjoy a warm slice for breakfast.

Prep Time: 15 mins
Servings: 6-8
Difficulty Level: 1

Ingredients to make Greek Feta Cheese Bread

1/2 c Water
2 c White bread flour
3 tb Yogurt,plain
2 ts Dry milk
1 tb Sugar
1 ts Salt
2 ts Butter
1 pinch Garlic powder
4 ts Black olives,chopped
1/2 ts Sweet basil
1/2 ts Dill weed
2 1/2 tb Feta cheese
2 1/2 tb Cucumber,pureed
1/2 ts Fast-Rise yeast *** OR ***
1 ts Active-Dry yeast

SUCCESS HINTS: Cucumber should be peeled, seeded, and then pureed. If the feta cheese is packed in water, drain well. Finely chop the black olives.

Directions to make Greek Feta Cheese Bread

Step 1:Measure all ingredients into bread maker, in order recommended by manufacturer. Start on Basic cycle.

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