Finikia
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Type | Cookie |
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Place of origin | Greece,Syria |
Main ingredients | Almonds, orange juice, honey, and grains |
Finikia or Phinikia is a type of Greek cookie.[1]
Preparation
The cookie is made using flour, baking powder, orange juice, and oil. No dairy products are used. After baking in the oven, the finikia are rolled in a mixture of cinnamon, sugar and ground walnuts. Melomakarona, another type of Greek cookie dessert, are made with the same ingredients, but after baking, they are dipped into a syrup mixture consisting of sugar, honey, water, orange zest, and cloves. Then they are rolled in the ground walnut, sugar and cinnamon mixture.