mucenici

How to make traditional Romanian Mucenici, a dish served in Spring and made only once every year. It's a traditional recipe with gorgeous 8-shaped dough served in a sugary broth.

Traditional Romanian Mucenici

all purpose flour

+ 1 tbsp water

olive oil

salt

water

caster sugar

vanilla sugar

cinnamon

lemon

tbsp orange zest

walnuts, ground

In a standing mixer

In a standing mixer with the hook attachment, combine the flour, water, oil and salt. Mix for around 15 minutes until the dough is soft but not sticky.

Let the dough rest

Dust your worktop with

Dust your worktop with a little flour then using a rolling pin, roll the dough as much as you can until it gets to roughly 1/2 cm in thickness.

You will need two

You will need two round cookie cutters, one larger and one smaller. (I used a shot glass and a smaller piping nozzle)

Use the larger cookie

Use the larger cookie cutter and cut rounds into the dough. Remove the excess dough and using the smaller cookie cutter, cut into the circles to obtain rings.

Twist the rings to

Twist the rings to form the number eight. Press a little bit in the middle of the dough to ensure the number stays in place and set aside on parchment paper. Repeat with the remaining circles.

Use the excess dough

Use the excess dough to roll it again and repeat the above process until you have no more dough left. You should have around two parchment papers full of 8-shapes. Sprinkle with a little flour and let the dough dry overnight.

Mucenici Dough

Bring 2 litres of

Bring 2 litres of water to a boil. Add the vanilla sugar and cinnamon sticks. Add the dried mucenici and simmer for around 10-15 minutes until the mucenici start floating. Try one to ensure they are cooked. They should be a bit al dente.

Add the sugar, orange

Add the sugar, orange and lemon zest, rum essence and 2/3 walnuts. Mix with a wooden spoon until the sugar is fully dissolved.

The mucenici are now

The mucenici are now ready to be served in a bowl. Use the remaining 1/3 nuts to sprinkle on the top of the mucenici during serving.

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