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SHEKERPARE Turkish Dessert Cookies in Syrup
Prepare The Syrup
Boil the sugar and water in a medium size pan
Contunie to boil for 5 more minutes, add lemon juice. Turn of the heat after 30 seconds and leave to cool
Making The Dough
First i have a butter in the bowl at room temperature
I am going to add powdered sugar in it
I am going to mix it for about 30 seconds
now adding the egg
after mixing a little i am going to add the vegetable oil
now add some of the flour in the recipe along with the semolina, unsweetened coconut, baking powder and vanilla
i will continue to mix and add flour little by little until i have a soft but not sticky dough
As you see i have a soft but not sticky dough
Now we can begin to shape the shekerpares
Now i am going to give shape
It has a high content of butter, so no need to butter the baking tray
You can grase the pan a little if you want
If you are going to brush it with egg yolk (optional) the classic shape is an oval shape
like this..
when you brush the top with egg yolk and mark it with fork it will make the classic shekerpare shape
If you want to make a different shape then round
i have a metal form for making a fried dough desserts here
When you press this on to the round dough it will make a beatiful mark
Then you can put hazelnuts in the center like this
After shaping the dough as you wish bake it in preheated 170C oven until golden brown about 45 minutes
To let them soak the syrup better put it in a smaller baking tray
After 2-3 minutes pour over the cooled syrup and close the top of the pan with another tray and leave until it soaked the syrup well
My shekerpares soaked the syrup well..
It tastes wonderfull too, you should definitely try this recipe
You won't search another recipe for shekerpare after trying this..
Bon appetit and see you next time
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