Recipes from the heart, episode 19: Isli/Itsli biscuits
125mls olive oil
125g butter, melted
60g sugar
50mls orange juice
1tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp clove
150mls water
1tsp of baking powder
475-500g plain flour
Filling:
60g walnuts
1 tsp caster sugar
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp clove
Syrup:
2 cups sugar
1.5 cups water
1 cinnamon quill
3 cloves
1/2 lemon, juiced
100g honey
Begin with the syrup, boil the sugar, water, cinnamon, cloves and lemon juice in a small saucepan for 7-8 minutes. Remove from the heat, add honey and let it cool completely.
To make the dough, whisk together the melted butter, olive oil, sugar, orange juice, spices and water until combined.
Add the baking powder to the flour and mix, then add in batches until it becomes a soft and pliable dough.
To make the filling, crush the walnuts, then add the sugar, cinnamon and clove.
Take a small round of the dough approx 60g, roll into a ball, then flatter in your palm and add 1 tsp of the filling and close it into a triangular shape.
Turn it upside down and use a kitchen tweezer or the back of two forks to create a design.
Place on a tray lined with baking paper and bake in a preheated oven at 180°C for 25 minutes until golden on top and underneath.
Remove from the oven and pour the sugar syrup over them and let them rest for a minute turning over halfway through, to allow the sugar syrup to be absorbed from both sides.
Remove biscuits from the syrup, place them on a serving dish and garnish with the remaining walnut crumb.
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