Greek Biscuits Recipes

GREEK YOGURT BISCUITS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Whisk flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, and baking soda together in a bowl. Cut in butter with a knife until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
• Place the bowl in the freezer for 5 minutes.
• Stir in Greek yogurt until dough is combined. Add 1/4 cup seltzer; mix until dough is smooth. Add more seltzer if dough appears dry.
• Place dough on a floured piece of parchment paper and pat into a flat rectangle. Fold the rectangle in thirds. Rotate dough 90 degrees, gather any crumbs, and flatten into a rectangle again. Repeat folding, turning, and flattening twice more.
• Flatten dough to 1/2-inch thickness. Cut into twelve 2 1/2-inch rounds. Transfer rounds to a baking sheet.
• Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, 10 to 15 minutes.

KOURABIEDES (GREEK BUTTER COOKIES)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°. In a large bowl, beat butter and 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar until blended. Beat in egg yolk and vanilla. In another bowl, whisk flour and baking powder; gradually stir into butter mixture until blended (mixture will be crumbly). , Shape heaping tablespoons of dough into crescents. Place 1 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake 12-15 minutes or until edges are lightly browned. Remove from pans to wire racks to cool 15 minutes., Place remaining sugar in a small bowl. Toss slightly cooled cookies in sugar; return cookies to wire rack to cool completely. , Toss cookies in sugar once more before serving. Store in an airtight container, adding any remaining confectioners' sugar to cover cookies.

EASY GREEK BISCUIT BAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400°F. Spray 13x9-inch (3-quart) glass baking dish with cooking spray. In 10-inch skillet, cook beef over medium-high heat 5 to 7 minutes, stirring occasionally, until thoroughly cooked; drain. Stir in Greek seasoning.
• Meanwhile, in medium bowl, stir together Bisquick™ mix and milk until soft dough forms. Pour and spread in baking dish. Spoon beef over dough.
• Bake 14 to 16 minutes or until golden brown. Sprinkle with mozzarella cheese. Bake 2 to 3 minutes or until cheese is melted.
• Meanwhile, stir together cucumber, tomatoes and dressing.
• Spoon cucumber mixture evenly over mozzarella cheese. Sprinkle with feta cheese. Sprinkle with chopped fresh parsley, and serve with a dollop of yogurt.

GREEK BUTTER COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets.
• In a medium bowl, cream together the butter, sugar and egg until smooth. Stir in the vanilla and almond extracts. Blend in the flour to form a dough. you may have to knead by hand at the end. Take about a teaspoon of dough at a time and roll into balls, logs or 'S' shapes. Place cookies 1 to 2 inches apart onto the prepared cookie sheets.
• Bake for 10 minutes in the preheated oven, or until lightly browned and firm. Allow cookies to cool completely before dusting with confectioners' sugar.

GREEK BISCUITS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400F; in small serving bowl, combine all ingredients except biscuits; set aside.
• Spray ten 2-inch diameter muffin pan cups with nonstick cooking spray.
• Separate each biscuit into 2 thin layers of dough and arrange 1 layer.
• in bottom of each sprayed cup, reserving remaining layers.
• Arrange 1/10 of cheese mixture over each biscuit in cup, then top each with.
• remaining biscuit layer; press around edge of each biscuit to seal.
• Bake until biscuits are golden brown, 8 to.
• 10 minutes.
• Remove biscuits to wire rack and let cool.

GREEK EGG BISCUITS

Steps:

• In large mixing bowl, beat butter until light and fluffy. Add the sugar and beat for 10 minutes on medium speed. Add four of the eggs, one at a time, and beat well after each addition. Beat in the vanilla. Combine the flour, baking powder, and salt in a separate bowl. Add to the butter mixture and stir to form soft, cohesive dough. Add flour if dough is too soft to handle easily.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease cookie sheets
• Lightly flour a work surface. Break off 1 inch lumps of dough and roll on floured surface into ropes about 7 inches long and 1/4 inch in diameter. Cross the ends and twirl dough in a loop in the opposite direction, forming a braid. Place on cookie sheets about 1 inch apart.
• Beat remaining egg. Brush onto braids for glaze and sprinkle with sesame seeds. Bake 20 to 25 minutes. Let cool on cookie sheets for 10 minutes, then remove to racks to cool completely.