Katades from Samos

Source : Beat The Butter Oil And Sugar In The Mixer To Make Them Fluffy Add A Little Of The Flour Dissolve The Baking Soda In The Orange Juice And Add It To...

PreTime

more Minutes

CookTime

a few Minutes

Yield

Some Servings

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at : September 15, 2026

Step:

Beat the butter, oil and sugar in the mixer to make them fluffy.
Add a little of the flour.
Dissolve the baking soda in the orange juice and add it to the mixture.
Add the lye, zest, cognac or liqueur and the vanilla.
Make sure that the ingredients are well combined and gradually add the flour until you get a soft dough that doesn't stick to your fingers.
Roll out a sheet of the dough about half a centimetre thick and cut into circles with a round cookie cutter.
Place a small spoonful of the filling into each circle and fold it into a crescent.
Arrange them in a baking tray lined with greaseproof paper.
Bake in a preheated oven at about 180-190 degrees using the radiant element for 30-35 minutes, one tray at a time.
As soon as you take them out of the oven, sprinkle with plenty of flower water and dust with icing sugar.

Ingredients

1 1/2 cup fresh butter or margarine
1 1/2 cup light olive oil or vegetable oil
3/4 cup sugar
1 tbsp oragne zest
1/2 cup orange juice
1 shot cognac or mastic liqueur
1 cup lye that you can make by boiling 2 tbsp sifted ash from wood, with one and a half cups of water for 2 minutes, let it settle and then take the clean water.
1/2 tsp vanilla
1 tsp baking soda
about 1300 g all purpose flour
Filling
2 cups ground walnuts
1 cup ground roasted sesame seeds
1 tsp orange zest
1 tsp cinnamon and optionally a bit of ground clove
honey, watered down with just a little bit of water to bind the filling
For sprinkling
Flower water and plenty of icing sugar