Fenikia

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 72
• 1 cup peanut oil
• 1 cup butter
• 1/2 cup water
• 1 ounce brandy
• 2 eggs (beaten)
• 3 cups flour
• 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1 cup chopped walnuts
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 dash cinnamon
• 1 dash ground cloves
• syrup (recipe was posted at an earlier date, so just search with the search engine!)
• chopped walnuts (for garnish)

Recipe

• 1 heat oil and butter over low heat until butter is melted and mixtureis hot.
• 2 remove from heat and stir in water and brandy.
• 3 cool.
• 4 stir in beaten eggs.
• 5 sift together flour and baking powder with the tablespoon each of cinnamon and cloves.
• 6 add to liquid mixture to make a dough that is not too soft.
• 7 add a little more flour if necessary.
• 8 with floured hands shape dough into ovals and indent lengthwise with thumbs.
• 9 combine chopped walnuts with sugar anddash each cinnamon and cloves.
• 10 put 1 tsp of this filling into the indentation in the dough and close dough over filling.
• 11 place on cookie sheets and bake in a 400° oven for about 25 minutes or until golden brown.
• 12 cool.
• 13 dip cooled cookies into hot syrup and place on racks to drain.
• 14 decorate with chopped walnuts.