Melokakaronia me smigdali (fenekia)

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       Title: Melokakaronia Me Smigdali (Fenekia)
  Categories: Cookies
       Yield: 3 servings
  
            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
            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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