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Melomakarona
Spiced honey cakes studded with walnuts, soaked in honey syrup. Christmas in cookie form.
The whole recipe in 60 seconds
Melomakarona, in 5 ideas
- The syrup must be cool and the cookies hot, that is how they soak properly.
- Do not overbake, they firm up as they cool.
- Orange zest in the dough is the signature flavor.
- A quick dip, not a soak, keeps them from falling apart.
- They improve over 2 days as the syrup settles in.
What you need
Ingredients
- 300g flour
- 100ml olive oil
- 100g sugar
- 100ml orange juice
- Zest of 1 orange
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp cloves
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 100g walnuts, chopped
- 200g honey
- 100ml water
How to make it
Directions
- Mix the olive oil, sugar, orange juice, zest and spices. Dissolve the baking soda in a spoon of water and add it.
- Fold in the flour and walnuts to make a soft dough.
- Shape into ovals and bake at 180C (350F) for 18 to 20 minutes.
- While they bake, warm the honey with water into a syrup and cool it.
- Dip the hot cookies briefly in the cool syrup and arrange on a platter.
Money saver. Olive oil instead of butter makes these dairy free and cheaper, with a wonderful flavor.