Melomakarona with a fine flavor

Name: Melomakarona with a fine flavor
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 250 g margarine; 2 cups oil; 1 cup sugar; 1 cup beer; 2/5 cup brandy (somewhat less than half); the juice and zest of 3 oranges; 2 level tsp baking soda; all purpose flour, as much as it takes (about 2 kg); 1 kg sugar; 4 cups water; 1 cup honey; 1 cinnamon stick; 1 lemon rind and half it's juice; ground walnut; cinnamon; sugar (not icing sugar)

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People who prefer the heavy taste of cinnamon might not like them but the rest of us just love them for their fine, christmassy, orange flavor, their fluffy texture and their nice color.

Recipe by galera

People who prefer the heavy taste of cinnamon might not like them but the rest of us just love them for their fine, christmassy, orange flavor, their fluffy texture and their nice color.

Recipe by galera

Cookpad Greece @cook_8238176

Greece

People who prefer the heavy taste of cinnamon might not like them but the rest of us just love them for their fine, christmassy, orange flavor, their fluffy texture and their nice color.

Recipe by galera

People who prefer the heavy taste of cinnamon might not like them but the rest of us just love them for their fine, christmassy, orange flavor, their fluffy texture and their nice color.

Recipe by galera

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Ingredients

250 gmargarine
2 cupsoil
1 cupsugar
1 cupbeer
2/5 cupbrandy (somewhat less than half)
the juice and zest of 3 oranges
2level tsp baking soda
all purpose flour, as much as it takes (about 2 kg)
For the syrup
For the syrup
1 kgsugar
4 cupswater
1 cuphoney
1cinnamon stick
1lemon rind and half it's juice
For sprinkling
ground walnut
cinnamon
sugar (not icing sugar)

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Steps

1

First, prepare the syrup. Put all ingredients in a pot, except the lemon, and let them boil for 5 min. Add the lemon just before you remove the syrup from heat. Let it cool.
2

Using a mixer, beat the margarine, oil, sugar, zest and orange juice into which you dilute the baking soda (it will foam but don't worry, combine it with the rest of the ingredients) until you get a nice batter. Continue with a bit of flour, the cognac and the rest of the flour gradually until you get a soft, pliable dough.
3

Form them into the classic melomakarona shape, prick the tops using the tines of a fork as is usually done and bake at 170°C in a preheated oven for 20-30 minutes, until they are golden brown.
4

As soon as you take them out of the oven dip them in the cold syrup, place them on a platter and sprinkle with the garnish mixture.