Cookies with orange and honey (fasting)
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Pure ingredients, like orange juice and zest, as well as honey, make these fasting cookies especially delicious.
Name - Recipe
Μπισκοτάκια νηστίσιμα με μέλι και πορτοκάλι.
1 cup corn oil
350 g vegetable shortening
1 cup icing sugar
1 kg flour
1/2 cup honey
1/2 cup water
1/2 cup orange juice
2 level teaspoons baking powder
Orange zest
1 vanilla sachet
A bit of rose water
In a mixer, beat the vegetable shortening and the icing sugar well and then add the corn oil. Dissolve the honey in 1/2 cup of lukewarm water and add it to the mixture along with the vanilla, rose water and orange zest while still beating well. Next, alternate between adding the orange juice and gradually the flour to the mixture along with the baking powder. Knead with as much flour as needed (until the dough is soft and doesn't stick to your hands). Use the dough to give your cookies the shape you like. Place them on a greased baking tray and bake at 160°C for about 35 minutes. After the cookies have cooled down a bit, they may be assembled in pairs with honey. (MANRE 2011, cover)
Baking in the oven.
Additional information and bibliography
Ministry of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environment (2011). Αγρότης (Farmer) October - December 2011, cover.
Varvara Yangou
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