Sheqerpare
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The Albanian sheqerpare are small butter biscuits soaked in sugar syrup. In Turkey, they are called şekerpare.
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Ingredients
For the cookies
- 2 cups flour sifted
- 8 tablespoons butter melted and cooled
- 3 egg yolks
- 1 whole egg
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 tablespoon sugar
For the syrup
- 2 cups sugar
- 1½ cup water
- For the mold
- 2 tablespoons butter
Equipment
- Stand mixer
- Candy thermometer
Instructions
Syrup
- In a saucepan, mix the sugar and the water.
- Bring the mixture to a temperature of about 210 F (100 C).
- Boil for about 15 minutes. The liquid must reduce. Reserve and let cool completely.
Cookies
- Preheat the oven to 410 F (210 C).
- In a large bowl, mix the melted butter and eggs.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer, add the flour, baking powder and sugar. Mix.
- Then add the melted butter and eggs, and, using the flat beater, mix everything very quickly (do not knead too long).
- Place the dough on a greased work surface and divide into 8 equal pieces.
- Form balls and place them, well spaced, in a buttered baking dish.
- Flatten each ball very lightly.
- Bake for 15 minutes or until the sheqerpare are golden brown.
- Take them out of the oven and pour the syrup on the sheqerpare in the baking dish.
- Let soak for at least 6 hours before eating.
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