Recipe: Greek Easter Cookies "Koulourakia"

Greek Easter is this Sunday, April 12. Greek Easter is based on the Julian calendar, not the Gregorian calendar that the Western world follows. Davio 's Atlanta's Executive Pastry Chef Kathleen Miliotis is Greek, and her family has celebrated the holiday since she was a child. One of her favorite foods was Koulourakia, the Greek Easter cookies. Miliotis will be serving up these cookies at Davio's this Sunday, and here she shares the recipe so you can make them at home.

RECIPE: Greek Easter Cookies

Ingredients:

• 5 1/2 cups of all purpose flour
• 2 sticks of butter at (room temperature)
• 1 cup of canola oil
• 1 cup milk
• 1 egg
• 1 egg yolk (for glazing)
• 1 cup of sugar
• 1 tsp of sesame seeds
• 2 tsp of baking soda

1. Mix all ingredients and one egg together by hand in a large bowl.

2. Once mixed together, move to a flat surface. Knead for 2-3 minutes until dough is firm and soft in one round ball.

3. Separate dough into small pieces and roll out each piece into long rectangles. Roll and twist to make the twisted ribbon shape (pictured).