{"id":2816281,"date":"2013-01-02T19:49:32","date_gmt":"2013-01-02T23:49:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kitoula.com\/?p=2816281"},"modified":"2020-05-15T13:33:45","modified_gmt":"2020-05-15T17:33:45","slug":"annual-holiday-koulouria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kitoula.com\/2013\/01\/annual-holiday-koulouria\/","title":{"rendered":"Annual Holiday Koulouria"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Every year I make Christmas Koulouria with my grandsons, Maxwell and Benjamin, just like I did with my son, <a title=\"Robert Joshua Hammond\" href=\"http:\/\/robhammondactor.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Robert<\/a> when he was growing up. It&#8217;s our <a title=\"2011 cookies\" href=\"http:\/\/kitoula.com\/2011\/12\/maxwells-merry-christmas-koulouria\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">holiday tradition<\/a>. The only thing different with this year&#8217;s recipe [or I should say, last year&#8217;s] is that we used unbleached flour, experimented with a chocolate ganache filling and some sugar sprinkles. Here&#8217;s a video of the fun and festivities. [We used our 15 year old Canon DV camcorder, so you might see a quick battery icon, time stamp and &#8216;play&#8217; flash by&#8230; try to ignore it. It&#8217;s vintage technology but it still works!]<br \/>\n<iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-7pH0FQvpCI?rel=0\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Yes, there really is a <a title=\"Hammond's Candies\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hammondscandies.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hammond&#8217;s Candies<\/a>, but no relation. If you haven&#8217;t had one, you must try one of their <a title=\"Marshmallow and caramel sweets\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hammondscandies.com\/candy-types\/marshmallow-and-caramel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">marshmallow and caramel Mitchell sweets<\/a>. They&#8217;re chewy, gooey and delicious.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2816286\" src=\"http:\/\/kitoula.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/koulouria-12-2012.jpg\" alt=\"Koulouria 12\/2012\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kitoula.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/koulouria-12-2012.jpg 800w, https:\/\/kitoula.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/koulouria-12-2012-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><br \/>\nChristmas Koulouria &#8211; printable recipe at the bottom of this post.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2816285\" src=\"http:\/\/kitoula.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/3-Xmas-2012.jpg\" alt=\"Hammond Xmas 2012\" width=\"600\" height=\"682\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kitoula.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/3-Xmas-2012.jpg 600w, https:\/\/kitoula.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/3-Xmas-2012-263x300.jpg 263w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><br \/>\nMerry Christmas and Happy New Year from the Hammond Family!<br \/>\nMay we all have love, peace and prosperity in 2013!<\/p>\n<div class=\"easyrecipe\"> \t<link itemprop=\"image\" href=\"http:\/\/kitoula.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/koulouria-12-2012.jpg\" \/><span class=\"item ERName\">Annual Holiday Koulouria<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"ERClear\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"ERHead\"><span class=\"xlate\">Recipe Type<\/span>: <span class=\"type\">sweet \/ baking<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"ERHead\">Cuisine: <span class=\"cuisine\">Greek<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"ERHead\">Author: <span class=\"author\">Kitoula and her Mom &#8211; Matina Yanoulis Dallas<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"ERHead\">Prep time: <time itemprop=\"prepTime\" datetime=\"PT20M\">20 mins<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"ERHead\">Cook time: <time itemprop=\"cookTime\" datetime=\"PT8M\">8 mins<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"ERHead\">Total time: <time itemprop=\"totalTime\" datetime=\"PT28M\">28 mins<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"ERSummary\"><span class=\"summary\">Every year I make Christmas cookies with my grandsons, Maxwell and Benjamin, just like I did with my son, Robert, when he was a boy. This is my Mom&#8217;s recipe for Greek butter cookies.<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"ERIngredients\">\n<div class=\"ERIngredientsHeader\">Ingredients<\/div>\n<ul class=\"ingredients\">\n<li class=\"ingredient\">1 pound unsalted butter<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">1 1\/2 cup sugar<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">1\/4 cup whipping cream<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">3 eggs<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">2 tsp. vegetable oil<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">3 tsp. baking powder<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">1 tsp. vanilla<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Zest of one orange or 2 tsp. orange extract<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">4 to 5 cups of all purpose flour<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Small can of sesame seeds<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ERInstructions\">\n<div class=\"ERInstructionsHeader\">Instructions<\/div>\n<div class=\"instructions\">\n<ol>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Cream butter and sugar.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Add eggs.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Mix well.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Add in cream, vanilla, oil and zest.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">In a separate bowl, mix the rest of the dry ingredients.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Slowly add dry ingredients to form a firm but pliable dough.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Using about a tsp of dough, roll with hands on counter surface in long ropes, then fold in half and twist into a braid like cookie.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Place on cookie sheet.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Brush tops of cookies with egg wash and sprinkle with sesame seeds.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Bake at 350 degrees for 8 to 10 minutes.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ERNutrition\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"endeasyrecipe\" style=\"display: none;\">3.1.09<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Every year I make Christmas Koulouria with my grandsons, Maxwell and Benjamin, just like I did with my son, Robert when he was growing up. It&#8217;s our holiday tradition. The only thing different with this year&#8217;s recipe [or I should say, last year&#8217;s] is that we used unbleached flour, experimented with a chocolate ganache filling &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/kitoula.com\/2013\/01\/annual-holiday-koulouria\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Annual Holiday Koulouria<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[686,226,401,12,124,531,18],"tags":[29,530,587,228,227],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Annual Holiday Koulouria<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Every year I make Christmas cookies with my grandsons, Maxwell and Benjamin just like I did with my son, Robert, when he was a boy.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/kitoula.com\/2013\/01\/annual-holiday-koulouria\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Kitoula\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/kitoula.com\/2013\/01\/annual-holiday-koulouria\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/kitoula.com\/2013\/01\/annual-holiday-koulouria\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Kitoula\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/kitoula.com\/#\/schema\/person\/610affd2867fead5d767dc93895afcdf\"},\"headline\":\"Annual Holiday Koulouria\",\"datePublished\":\"2013-01-02T23:49:32+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2020-05-15T17:33:45+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/kitoula.com\/2013\/01\/annual-holiday-koulouria\/\"},\"wordCount\":349,\"commentCount\":3,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/kitoula.com\/#\/schema\/person\/610affd2867fead5d767dc93895afcdf\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/kitoula.com\/2013\/01\/annual-holiday-koulouria\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"http:\/\/kitoula.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/koulouria-12-2012.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Christmas\",\"Christmas cookies\",\"EasyRecipePlus\",\"Greek koulouria\",\"koulouria\"],\"articleSection\":[\"BOOK\",\"Christmas cookies\",\"Food and Family\",\"Greek\",\"Greek Food\",\"Greek Recipes\",\"Recipes\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/kitoula.com\/2013\/01\/annual-holiday-koulouria\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/kitoula.com\/2013\/01\/annual-holiday-koulouria\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/kitoula.com\/2013\/01\/annual-holiday-koulouria\/\",\"name\":\"Annual Holiday Koulouria\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/kitoula.com\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/kitoula.com\/2013\/01\/annual-holiday-koulouria\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/kitoula.com\/2013\/01\/annual-holiday-koulouria\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"http:\/\/kitoula.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/koulouria-12-2012.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2013-01-02T23:49:32+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2020-05-15T17:33:45+00:00\",\"description\":\"Every year I make Christmas cookies with my grandsons, Maxwell and Benjamin just like I did with my son, Robert, when he was a boy.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/kitoula.com\/2013\/01\/annual-holiday-koulouria\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/kitoula.com\/2013\/01\/annual-holiday-koulouria\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/kitoula.com\/2013\/01\/annual-holiday-koulouria\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"http:\/\/kitoula.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/koulouria-12-2012.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"http:\/\/kitoula.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/koulouria-12-2012.jpg\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/kitoula.com\/2013\/01\/annual-holiday-koulouria\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/kitoula.com\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Annual Holiday Koulouria\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/kitoula.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/kitoula.com\/\",\"name\":\"Kitoula's Greek Food Journal\",\"description\":\"I&#039;m Greek. 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