KOURAMBIEDES (Butter/Shortbread-style cookie)
** Use UNBLEACHED flour in all Greek baking**
Ingredients:
1 lb. unsalted butter
1 tbsp. powdered sugar
1 egg
3 tsp. (1 tbsp.) baking powder
2 tsp. pure vanilla extract
4-5 C. flour. This is an approximation
Cream butter well. Add sugar, vanilla and egg and beat well
Add baking powder to flour as you sift into mixture, until proper consistency is reached. Creaming can be done in food processor, transferred to large pan where you can add the flour. You can then return some amounts to processor and spin. You will then need more flour for proper consistency. Continue until all of mix has been returned to processor a little at a time. This makes them much lighter. Form shapes and bake at 375 degrees.
In the meantime, line counter with waxed paper and sprinkle with powdered sugar. When kourambiedes are done, put hot cookies on powdered sugar to soak up through bottom of cookies. When completely cooled, dust cookies with a thick layer of powdered sugar.
