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Croatian Biscuits: Medenjaci Recipe

Also known as medenjaci, you'll love the recipe for these traditional Croatian honey biscuits. They're a dry cookie: firm on the outside and chewy on the inside.
Prep Time1 hour 15 minutes
Cook Time45 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: Croatian
Keyword: biscuits, cookies, dessert
Servings: 50 cookies
Calories: 87kcal
Author: Jane and Sonja

Ingredients

  • 4 eggs
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 6 tbsp honey
  • 5 cups flour + 3tbsps for kneading
  • 2 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • ½ tsp cloves
  • 1 medium sized orange, juice from lemon also works

Glaze

  • 1 egg white
  • 1 ¼ cups powdered sugar
  • 1/2 lemon, juice from

Instructions

  • Mix eggs and sugar using a Kitchen Aid or electric mixer.
  • Add honey.
  • In a separate bowl, combine dry ingredients (flour, baking soda, cinnamon).
  • Slowly add the dry ingredients to the egg mixture and continue mixing.
  • When well combined, remove dough from bowl and knead dough by hand for 2 minutes. Divide dough into two and wrap with plastic wrap and place in the fridge for 1 hour.
  • Remove dough from the fridge and break into walnut sized balls, rolling each one in your hands until round and smooth.
  • Place on a parchment paper lined baking sheet at least 1 inch apart.
  • Bake at 350F for 14-15 minutes.
  • Remove cookies from the oven and leave to cool down just enough that you can handle it.

Glaze

  • Whisk by hand the egg whites and sugar until sugar dissolves.
  • Slowly add lemon juice and continue mixing.
  • Dip cookies into the glaze and place back on the baking sheet to bake for another 25-30 minutes at 200F in order to dry the glaze.
  • Remove from the oven and let the biscuits cool completely.

Notes

Note: If the glaze is too runny, add a few more tbsps of icing sugar.

Nutrition

Calories: 87kcal | Carbohydrates: 19g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 0.5g | Saturated Fat: 0.1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.1g | Trans Fat: 0.001g | Cholesterol: 13mg | Sodium: 50mg | Potassium: 27mg | Fiber: 0.5g | Sugar: 9g | Vitamin A: 25IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 6mg | Iron: 1mg