Melomakarona – Monastic Recipe

Description

Melomakarona – Monastic Recipe

The **melomakarono** is a traditional Greek sweet made primarily from flour, semolina, oil, orange juice, and honey. It is classified, along with **kourabiedes**, as one of the classic national desserts, considered essential in every Greek household, especially during the **Christmas season**. It became a staple dessert of the Twelve Days of Christmas, mainly introduced by Greek immigrants from Asia Minor, originally known as “foinikia.”
Ingredients:
Wheat flour, sugar, water, semolina, honey, walnuts, orange juice, cloves, cinnamon, cornstarch, margarine, palm oil, cottonseed oil, vanilla, aromatic flavors, eggs, milk, nuts, pistachios.

Prepared in Greece, honoring the heritage of Mount Athos.

Store in a cool, dry place.

Net weight: 380-400 gr.