Melomakarona

Name: Melomakarona
Total time: 3600 s
Yield: Makes 50 servings
Ingredients: 1 1/4 cups olive oil (300 ml); 1 1/4 cups sunflower oil (300 ml); 1/4 cup rum or brandy (60 ml); 1 1/4 cups finely chopped walnuts (150 grams) + 1/3 to 1/2 cup extra for topping (50-70 grams), grated or processed; 3/4 cup orange juice (180 ml); Zest from 2 oranges, grated; 1 cup powdered sugar or regular sugar, processed until fine (220 grams); 1 teaspoon baking soda; 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 1 teaspoon ground cloves; 8 cups all-purpose flour, approximately (1 kilogram); 2 teaspoons baking powder; 1 packet vanilla (or 2 teaspoons vanilla extract); 4 1/4 cups water (1 liter); 1 1/4 cups honey (300 ml); 3/4 cup sugar (150 grams); 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon; Peel from 1 orange, washed; 1 packet vanilla (or 2 teaspoons vanilla extract)

Άννα Μαρία @Annemarie_lz

An easy and delicious recipe perfect for the Christmas season.

Άννα Μαρία @Annemarie_lz

An easy and delicious recipe perfect for the Christmas season.

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Ingredients

1 hour

Makes 50 servings

1 1/4 cupsolive oil (300 ml)
1 1/4 cupssunflower oil (300 ml)
1/4 cuprum or brandy (60 ml)
1 1/4 cupsfinely chopped walnuts (150 grams) + 1/3 to 1/2 cup extra for topping (50-70 grams), grated or processed
3/4 cuporange juice (180 ml)
Zest from 2 oranges, grated
1 cuppowdered sugar or regular sugar, processed until fine (220 grams)
1 teaspoonbaking soda
1 teaspoonground cinnamon
1 teaspoonground cloves
8 cupsall-purpose flour, approximately (1 kilogram)
2 teaspoonsbaking powder
1 packetvanilla (or 2 teaspoons vanilla extract)
For the syrup
4 1/4 cupswater (1 liter)
1 1/4 cupshoney (300 ml)
3/4 cupsugar (150 grams)
1 teaspoonground cinnamon
Peel from 1 orange, washed
1 packetvanilla (or 2 teaspoons vanilla extract)

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Steps

1 hour

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Start by making the syrup. Combine all the syrup ingredients in a pot and bring to a boil. Once it boils, remove from heat and set aside.
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In a large bowl, mix the olive oil, sunflower oil, and sugar together well. Add the cinnamon, cloves, and orange zest, and mix again.
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In a separate bowl, combine the orange juice and baking soda. It will foam up a lot. Pour this mixture into the oil mixture and stir. Once the foam settles a bit, add the walnuts, then gradually add the flour and baking powder, mixing slowly until you have a soft, pliable dough.
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Shape the dough into oval cookies (melomakarona) and place them on a baking sheet, leaving some space between them as they will expand. Bake at 350°F (180°C) with the oven set to convection (fan) for about 7-13 minutes, depending on your oven. After baking, dip the cookies in the syrup, count to 10, then remove and sprinkle the extra grated walnuts on top.
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