# Şekerpare

Şekerpare is a popular Turkish dessert made with butter, powdered sugar, flour and semolina, shaped into cookie balls, garnished with hazelnuts and soaked in lemon-flavored syrup.

- Servings: 16 servings
- Total time: 27 min
- Cuisine: Turkish
- Category: Drink
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 125 g unsalted butter
- 1 egg
- 60 g powdered sugar
- 50 g semolina
- 5 g vanilla powder
- 8 g baking powder
- 250 g all purpose flour
- 500 g granulated sugar
- 700 ml water
- 1 tsp lemon juice
- 1 lemon slice
- 18 hazelnuts

## Instructions

1. In a glass bowl, add the softened unsalted butter.
2. Add one egg and mix to combine.
3. Sift in the powdered sugar, semolina, and vanilla powder (optional) to avoid lumps.
4. Add the baking powder and whisk to mix until nicely combined.
5. Add 125 g of all purpose flour and mix.
6. Add the rest of the flour (125 g), if needed, until the dough consistency is like an earlobe.
7. Cover and let the dough rest in the fridge for 15 minutes.
8. Prepare the syrup: in a saucepan, combine the granulated sugar, water, lemon juice, and lemon slice.
9. Bring to a boil and whisk until no sugar is visible.
10. Switch to low heat and let it simmer for 5-10 minutes until slightly thickened.
11. Turn off the heat and let the syrup cool down (lukewarm, not cold).
12. Take walnut-sized pieces from the rested dough and roll them into small balls or small elliptic shapes.
13. Place the dough balls on an ungreased baking tray. Top the ball shapes with hazelnuts and optionally glaze the elliptic ones with egg yolk.
14. Preheat the oven to 180°C (360°F) in convection mode. Bake the cookies for 20-25 minutes.
15. Remove the baked cookies and pour and evenly distribute the lukewarm syrup over them. Let them soak and rest for at least two hours.

## Equipment

- glass bowl
- spatula
- whisk
- sifter
- kitchen scale
- saucepan
- fork
- pastry brush

## Source

- Original video: https://youtu.be/CCjSqyskCAc?feature=shared
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/5ab59229-c2ab-47d7-9967-8a5a58c9c10f
- Extracted: 2025-02-22

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