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Melokakaronia Me Smigdali (Fenekia)

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      Title: MELOKAKARONIA ME SMIGDALI (FENEKIA)
 Categories: Cookies, Desserts, Greek
      Yield: 3 Dozen
 
MMMMM------------------------THE COOKIES-----------------------------
      1 c  Oil
    1/4 c  Sugar
    1/4 c  Cognac
    1/4 c  Orange juice
      1 ts Baking powder
      2 tb Grated orange rind
    1/2 c  Flour
  2 1/2 c  Farina (Cream of Wheat)
      1 c  Chopped walnuts
    1/2 c  Sugar
      1 ts Cinnamon

MMMMM-------------------------THE SYRUP------------------------------
    3/4 c  Water
    1/2 c  Sugar
      1 c  Honey
 
     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 ingreds. 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.
 
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