Authentic Şekerpare Recipe Turkiye, Asia

Name: Şekerpare
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 20 min
Yield: 20 servings
Cuisine: Turkish
Ingredients: 300g (10.5 oz) flour, sifted; 95g (3.5 oz) fine-grained semolina; 125g (4.4 oz) unsalted butter; 115g (4 oz) sugar; 2 eggs; zest of 1 small lemon; 1 tbsp baking powder; 2 tbsp light olive oil (and a little extra to grease the baking tray); 20 blanched almonds or hazelnuts; small bowl of cold water (to help shape the şekerpare cookies); SYRUP; juice of 1 small lemon; 345g (12 oz) sugar; 480 ml (2 cups) water

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