Filipinos in Greece learn how to cook fantastic melomakarona for Christmas

Sieve the flour and baking powder in a bowl . Put the oil, seed oil , brandy , sugar , cinnamon , cloves , orange zest . Dissolve soda in juice and pour in the mixture . Mix with wire , pour in the flour and mix gently to get the mixture . No fiddle mixture too . The dough should be soft and greasier . I get dough into walnut-sized and small melomakarona conjure . The array in sheet . Light make plans with a fork on the surface and bake for about 25 minutes in a preheated oven at 160o C air , well browned and crisp . Let cool thoroughly , completely . For the syrup Put all ingredients in the pot and the time you boil , boil 3 ' . Skim foam . Allow the syrup to a low temperature at 1 and members melomakarona . The dip in syrup about 20 '' on each side . Sprinkle with peanut or nut . EXTRA TIPS Knead melomakarona very small , so you do not need long time syrup. If large creatures , need more time cooking and more syrup The dough should be soft and greasier . Once you add the flour and get inside the dough and do not appear , then just stop kneading ! Do not forget to add in  the surface of each melomakarono with a fork or a grater . This helps to properly suck the syrup. For Syruping : airing well melomakarona , the dip in syrup simmering ( the lowest temperature of the kitchen ) and immediately sprinkle with nut or peanut . If you want the very honeyed : array melomakarona in the cold plate and pour the hot syrup . Let them soak well and become very honeyed .