Recipe ingredients
- 1 1/4 cups light olive oil
- 1/3 cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup orange juice
- 3 to 4 cups flour
- 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 1/2 cups semolina
- 1 grated lemon rind
- 1 grated orange rind
- 1 teaspoon cloves
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- Syrup:
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup honey
- Topping:
- 1 cup walnuts, coarsely ground
- 2 teaspoons ground cloves
Recipe method
- Beat olive oil with sugar. Add orange juice.
- Mix 2 cups of flower with baking powder and add to oil and orange mixture.
- Beat in brandy, semolina, orange and lemon peel, cloves and cinnamon.
- Knead dough on floured surface, adding more flour as needed for strong elastic dough.
- Let stand covered for 20 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Shape dough into oval cookies about 2 1/2 inches long.
- Bake on oiled cookie sheet for 25 minutes. Let cool.
- In saucepan bring sugar, honey and water to a boil.
- Simmer 10 minutes and remove from heat.
- Mix walnuts with cloves and sprinkle over cookies.
- Cool before serving.
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