Koulourakia with Olive Oil : Greek Cookies (vegan recipe)

Ingredients
1 and 1/2 cups light olive oil
1 cup fresh orange juice
1 cup granulated sugar
1/2 teaspoon baking soda3 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
4 cups (530g) all-purpose flour (or more)
2 teaspoons baking powder
Optional: Sesame seeds for topping
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 350°F, 180 °C and line 2 -3 trays with parchment paper.

Combine the flour and baking powder in a bowl and whisk them together and set aside.

In a large mixing bowl, combined the olive oil, orange juice, sugar, vanilla extract, and baking soda, and whisk together until combined.

Add the flour ingredients and whisk together until combined. Add more flour if needed until the dough is no longer sticky. Let the dough rest for about 15 minutes covered with the kitchen towel. Roll the dough into about 35 g walnut sized pieces.

Roll each ball out to about 6 to 8 inches long into a rope. Shape the ropes into eS-shapes, circles or twists and place them on the baking trays that are lined with parchment paper.

Bake on the center rack for about 20 to 25 minutes or until lightly golden all around. Cool completely and serve!

Store the cookies in an air-tight container up to 2 weeks.

kali Orexi!

Notes
For Lemon-flavored cookies: Substitute the orange juice for water and add the zest of 2 lemons to the flour mixture.

Sesame topping: Roll the shaped cookies in sesame seeds and place on the baking trays.

If the cookies are breaking when shaping, squish the dough together nad form into a ball, then roll them out and shape. (see video)

Music Used:
Greek Sun Time (With Intro)
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Its All Greek
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[SangAcquiescentFroid]

Great timing! Added to collection of lent recipes

[magimichel]

Thank you so much- lent fasting ic coming soon and we need more baking recipes- love all your videos

[Hummingbird]

Oh my, I love these! I miss my Mom who made them. Thank you for your recipes! 🩷. Wish you were my neighbor.

[marche]

My late father used to make these for us my whole life, great memories! Thank you for sharing💕

[-xirx-]

Highly recommend these. Almost certain to have all the ingredients in your cupboard, they are a doddle to make and taste sublime!

[oreally]

My friends Ya Ya always made these and used powdered sugar on top. She's passed now. We miss her and I miss those treats.

[mercyrodriguez]

Thank you, now I can make them for Easter for our daughter-in-law who is Vegan, and I always like to surprise her with something new.

[scotpa]

I made these. They are great for coffee. Thank you for the video, it was helpful to see the texture of the dough, etc.

[nilgunciftci]

Another wonderful cheap and healthy snack for us
Thank you for sharing

[louizabell]

Thank you for sharing Dimitra! I was looking for a vegan recipe for Lent, so perfect timing!

[helenwong]

I've never made vegan greek cookies, can't wait to give it a try

[MJANEW-jvhl]

Awesome- they look so yummy! Looking forward to making them. Thank you for sharing!

[jacquelinemassinello]

These cookies are delicious .. thanks for the recipe ❤️

[lisashepard]

I am vegan and I have everything I need to make these- You should have your own network show!

[sophiamorales]

I love this recipe can't wait toll I make them love u ❤️

[tanvav]

TY Sweet Dimitroula mou! I will try to make these soon. Sorry I am going through some challenging times at the moment.

[andreweadon-dale]

Thank you, the are so tasty.
Andrew uk

[AnnabelleDucky]

I made these today! They're pretty good, but I wish the orange flavor came through more

[TMM]

Can’t wait to try this. Are they traditionally made with eggs and butter?

[kouklakee]

Congrats on 300K subscribers! You deserve millions and I hope you get it ! Now do these koulourakia taste oily ? Never made them using oil .