Ingredients:

(measured in expresso coffee cups!)

For the dough:

6 cups  standard flour

1tsp baking fpowder

1 tbs grated lemon zest

2 cups oil

2 eggs

2 cups  sugar

100 g whole halves walnuts

For the syrup:

2 lemons (juice)

1/2 l water

500 g sugar

Method:

Beat in the bowl eggs with sugar. Add lemon zest, oil and beat it well. Add flour with baking powder, knead with hands until dough is soft and doesn’t stick to the hand (add more flour if needed).

Form 3 cm ball and press in the middle walnut half, then roll them into oblong shape which is then pressed against the lemon zest grater surface and flattened (this gives decorated surface).

Prepared urmashice lay into greased deep oven tray 2-3 cm appart. Bake at 200 degrees C approx. 20 min or until golden brown.

In the meantime prepare the syrup by boilingthe  water with sugar and lemon juice for 5 mins.

Pour the syrup over the cakes and leave it overnight to soak in.

Serve chilled.

Note: this is energetic bomb, so enjoy it carefully! It is traditional Balkan dessert with probably Turkish origin.