Melokakaronia Me Smigdali (Fenekia)
Yield
12 servingsPrep
10 minCook
30 minReady
40 minIngredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | cup |
vegetable oil
|
|
| ¼ | cup |
sugar
|
|
| ¼ | cup |
cognac
|
*
|
| ¼ | cup |
orange juice
|
|
| 1 | teaspoon |
baking powder
|
|
| 2 | tablespoons |
orange zest
grated |
|
| ½ | cup |
all-purpose flour
|
|
| 2 ½ | cups |
cream of wheat cereal
|
*
|
| 1 | cup |
walnuts
chopped |
|
| ½ | cup |
sugar
|
|
| 1 | teaspoon |
cinnamon
|
|
| Syrup | |||
| ¾ | cup |
water
|
|
| ½ | cup |
sugar
|
|
| 1 | cup |
honey
|
|
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 237 | ml |
vegetable oil
|
|
| 59 | ml |
sugar
|
|
| 59 | ml |
cognac
|
*
|
| 59 | ml |
orange juice
|
|
| 5 | ml |
baking powder
|
|
| 3E+1 | ml |
orange zest
grated |
|
| 118 | ml |
all-purpose flour
|
|
| 591 | ml |
cream of wheat cereal
|
*
|
| 237 | ml |
walnuts
chopped |
|
| 118 | ml |
sugar
|
|
| 5 | ml |
cinnamon
|
|
| Syrup | |||
| 177 | ml |
water
|
|
| 118 | ml |
sugar
|
|
| 237 | ml |
honey
|
|
Directions
Beat the oil with the sugar for about ½ 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 250 F. oven for 20 to 30 min.
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 abt. 3 min. 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.
