Rethymnians Mamoulis (Rethymniotika Mamoulia)

INGREDIENTS

Dough:

 -200 gr butter

-150 gr olive oil

-½ Cup sugar

-5 Cups flour

-½ Cup milk

-2 eggs

-1 Shot of raki

-½ Tsp baking soda

-2 Tsp tablespoons rosewater or citrus water   ( I prefer the latter )

-½ Cup caster sugar

 Filling:

-500 γρ walnuts & almonds roasted and chopped

-3  tablespoons sugar

-1  teaspoon cinnamon

DIRECTIONS

Melt the butter with the olive oil over medium heat, pour the sugar dissolved in milk and stir. Add flour and stir until tight dough. We leave to cool. Dissolve the baking soda in raki, beat the eggs, pour all the dough and knead again until smooth. Mix the filling ingredients. Cut a piece of dough (like walnuts) and push up to us to open. Put one teaspoon filling and closing well. The Mamoulis Bake in preheated oven at 180 ° C for half an hour. Sprinkle with rosewater and caster.