Melomakarona by Vefa

Name: Melomakarona by Vefa
Yield: 40-50 pieces
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cup oil; 1/2 cup vegetable oil shortening; 1 cup sugar; 3/4 cups orange juice; 1/4 cup brandy; 2 tsp orange zest; 2 tsp baking powder; 1 tsp baking soda; 8 cups all purpose flour (more or less); 2 cups honey; 2 cups sugar; 2 cups water; 1/2 cup walnuts; 1 tsp cinnamon; 1/2 tsp clove

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Melomakarona (Christmas honey cookies with walnuts) that are flavorsome, easy and tasty, by Vefa Alexiadou!!

Recipe by sofita

Cookpad Greece @cook_8238176

Greece

Melomakarona (Christmas honey cookies with walnuts) that are flavorsome, easy and tasty, by Vefa Alexiadou!!

Recipe by sofita

Melomakarona (Christmas honey cookies with walnuts) that are flavorsome, easy and tasty, by Vefa Alexiadou!!

Recipe by sofita

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Ingredients

40-50 pieces

1 1/2 cupoil
1/2 cupvegetable oil shortening
1 cupsugar
3/4 cupsorange juice
1/4 cupbrandy
2 tsporange zest
2 tspbaking powder
1 tspbaking soda
8 cupsall purpose flour (more or less)
Syrup
2 cupshoney
2 cupssugar
2 cupswater
Garnish
1/2 cupwalnuts
1 tspcinnamon
1/2 tspclove

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Steps

1

Beat the oil with the vegetable oil shortening, the sugar, orange juice, zest and brandy.
2

Mix the baking soda, flour (sifted) and make a well where you add the liquid ingredients and knead lightly.
3

Form into the desired shape and bake at 175°C for about 30 minutes until they are golden brown.
4

Boil the syrup for 5 minutes, skim off the foam and pour the syrup over the melomakarona as soon as you take them out of the oven.
5

When they have absorbed the syrup, turn them over to allow it to be absorbed on both sides.
6

Set them aside to cool thoroughly.
7

Mix the walnuts, cinnamon and clove and sprinkle the melomakarona.