Melokakaronia Me Smigdali (Fenekia)

Recipe Ingredients

		The Cookies
1 cup	237ml	Oil
1/4 cup	49g / 1.7oz	Sugar
1/4 cup	59ml	Cognac
1/4 cup	59ml	Orange juice
1 teaspoon	5ml	Baking powder
2 tablespoons	30ml	Grated orange rind
1/2 cup	31g / 1.1oz	Flour
2 1/2 cups	592ml	Farina - (cream of wheat)
1 cup	146g / 5.1oz	Chopped walnuts
1/2 cup	99g / 3.5oz	Sugar
1 teaspoon	5ml	Cinnamon
		The Syrup
3/4 cup	177ml	Water
1/2 cup	99g / 3.5oz	Sugar
1 cup	237ml	Honey

Recipe Instructions

Beat the oil with the sugar for about 1/2 hr.; add cognac. Add baking soda dissolved in orange juice; add orange rind; mix well. Add flour and farina, and knead very well to blend all ingredients into a med.-soft dough. Shape the melomacaronia into mounded ovals, flat on the bottom, scrape the top lightly with a fork to make shallow grooves. Place on a buttered cookie sheet and bake in preheated 250F. oven for 20 to 30 minutes Remove from the oven; cool.

While cookies are cooling, boil water, sugar, and honey together in a saucepan, removing the froth as it rises. Boil about3 minutes Dip cold cookies into the warm syrup, using a slotted spoon. Remove carefully and drain. Place on a clean platter and sprinkle with the walnuts. Mix together the cinnamon and sugar, and sprinkle on top.

Source:
Cole Publishing Group Recipe Collection

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