Melomakarona cookies are Greek delicacies. It has a very delicate and light taste. There are a lot of options for making this dessert. I suggest you bake a lean cookie.
It is necessary
- - flour - 380 g;
- - baking powder for dough - 1 teaspoon;
- - soda - 0.5 teaspoon;
- - olive oil - 1 glass;
- - ground cloves - a pinch;
- - cinnamon - 1 teaspoon;
- - orange peel - 1 teaspoon;
- - orange juice - 70 ml;
- - sugar - 200 g;
- - walnuts - 100 g;
- - lemon juice - 1 tablespoon;
- - honey - 1, 5 tablespoons;
- - water - 170 ml.
Instructions
Step 1
Place the following ingredients in a deep-bottomed bowl: olive oil, orange juice, 80 grams of granulated sugar, cloves, as well as orange zest and cinnamon. Beat the mixture thoroughly. It is advisable to use a mixer for this procedure.
Step 2
Into the resulting liquid mass, add in small portions a dry mixture consisting of flour and baking powder for dough. After mixing everything until a homogeneous consistency, you will get a non-sticky dough.
Step 3
From the dough, pinch off small pieces, the size of a walnut, and shape them into the shape of a chicken egg. Carefully place the resulting figures on a baking sheet with a sheet of parchment so that there is some distance between them, otherwise they will stick to each other.
Step 4
Bake future cookies in the oven at 160 degrees for 25 minutes. Allow the finished baked goods to cool down for a while.
Step 5
In the meantime, make the syrup. To do this, combine the remains of granulated sugar, honey, as well as lemon juice and water in one bowl. Put the slurry over the fire and cook for about 7-10 minutes.
Step 6
Dip the cooled baked goods in hot sugar syrup for about 6 seconds. Finely chop the walnuts and sprinkle on the treat. Melomakaron cookies are ready!
