Ingredients:
3 cups sunflower oil
1 ½ cups sugar
Juice of 2 large lemons
Juice of 2 large oranges
3 teaspoons baking powder
1 ½ teaspoons soda
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground cloves
3-4 cups self-raising flour
For the syrup:
1 cup each of sugar, honey and water
To decorate:
Roasted sesame seeds
Chopped walnuts
Ground cinnamon
Ground cloves
Method:
Beat together the oil, lemon juice and orange juice. Add the sugar, baking powder, soda, cinnamon, cloves and gradually stir in enough flour to make a soft dough (make sure it does not stick to your hands).
Pinch off small portions of the dough and form into flattened oval shapes. Bake in a preheated oven for 20-30 minutes until golden brown.
Whilst cooling, prepare the syrup by boiling water, honey and sugar. Dip the melomakarona one at a time into syrup for approximately 1 minute and then using a spoon, place them on a tray to cool.
Mix together the roasted sesame seeds, chopped walnuts, cinnamon and cloves and sprinkle over the melomakarona
