Melomakarona

By The Canadian Living Test Kitchen

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This recipe makes 90 cookies servings

Nutritional Info
Per cookie: about	-
cal	9595 cal
pro	1 g1g pro
total fat	5 g5g total fat
sat. fat	1 g1g sat. fat
carb	12 g12g carb
fibre	00 fibre
chol	3 mg3mg chol
sodium	20 mg20mg sodium
potassium	22 mg22mg potassium
% RDI:	-
iron	33 iron
vit A	11 vit A
vit C	22 vit C
folate	77 folate

Preparation time: 20 minutes
Total time : 51 minutes

These traditional walnut-stuffed Greek Christmas treats are dipped in a honey syrup. For optimal flavour, refrigerate and enjoy the next day to allow the syrup to be fully absorbed.

Ingredients

1 cup vegetable oil 1 1cup cupvegetable oil
1/2 cup unsalted butter , softened1/2 1/2cup cupunsalted butter, softened
2/3 cup granulated sugar 2/3 2/3cup cupgranulated sugar
2/3 cup orange juice 2/3 2/3cup cuporange juice
1 tsp vanilla 1 1tsp tspvanilla
4-3/4 cups all-purpose flour 4-3/4 4-3/4cups cupsall-purpose flour
3/4 tsp baking powder 3/4 3/4tsp tspbaking powder
3/4 tsp baking soda 3/4 3/4tsp tspbaking soda
1/4 tsp salt 1/4 1/4tsp tspsalt
45 walnut halves , halved45 45walnut halfwalnut halves, halved
1 cup finely chopped walnuts 1 1cup cupfinely chopped walnutwalnuts
Syrup:
4 cups water 4 4cups cupswater
2 cups granulated sugar 2 2cups cupsgranulated sugar
1/2 cup orange blossom honey 1/2 1/2cup cuporange blossom honey or wildflower honey or clover honey
1/2 lemon 1/2 1/2lemonlemons

Preparation

Syrup: In saucepan, boil water, sugar, honey and lemon half until reduced to 3 cups (750 mL), about 35 minutes. Discard lemon.

Meanwhile, in large bowl, whisk oil with butter; whisk in sugar until combined. Whisk in orange juice and vanilla.

In separate bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda and sa< stir into oil mixture.

Knead to form smooth dough. Roll by 1 tbsp (15 mL) into balls. Press walnut quarter into each. Form into oval, enclosing walnut. Place, 1 inch (2.5 cm) apart, on parchment paper–lined baking sheets.

Bake in 350°F (180°C) oven until golden, 16 to 18 minutes. Let cool on pans for 2 minutes; slide paper and cookies onto racks.

Return syrup to boil. Remove from heat. Dip warm cookies into hot syrup for 5 seconds, turning to coat; transfer to racks. Immediately sprinkle chopped walnuts over top, pressing slightly. Let cool completely.

Source : Canadian Living Holiday Cookbook: Fall 2010