You will need:
2 cups corn oil,
1 cup virgin olive oil,
1.5 cups sugar,
1 cup orange juice, the juice of half a lemon,
1 envelope of baking powder,
1 cup brandy,
1 teaspoon baking soda, half teaspoon cinnamon,
half teaspoon ground cloves,
1 cup grated coconut,
1 cinnamon stick,
2 vanilla powders,
rind of a lemon and an orange,
1 packet aniseed powder,
1 cup chopped walnuts,
1 bay leaf, about 1.5 kilos flour (or as needed to make a soft dough).
For the syrup:
3 cups water,
3 cups sugar,
half cup thyme honey,
rind of an orange,
a cinnamon stick.
Instructions:
Boil the orange rind, cinnamon stick, bay leaf and 1 tablespoon aniseed in 2 cups water.
Strain the liquid and put one cup of it into a bowl. Add the oil, sugar, cinnamon and cloves, coconut, vanilla, brandy, grated rind, and the soda dissolved in the orange juice and the lemon joice. When all the ingredients are well mixed and dissolved in the liquid, sift in the flour and baking powder together, gradually, and knead well.
Break off small pieces of dough and form long thin strips, then cut these into small pieces (about 2 cm).
Place them on a sheet of greaseproof paper on a baking tray and bake at 200C.
Make the syrup by boiling all the ingredients, then remove the cinnamon stick. Pour the syrup over the cooked macarouitses and garnish with chopped walnuts.
As a variation, finely chopped walnuts can be added to the dough
