Main Description.
Elephant ears
Mekici
This is a Macedonian tradition !
the grandma makes Mekici ,
for the Baby shower before the baby is born ,or after the baby is born
and this is the recipe I used
PinIngredients
This Is The Recipe I Used
1 Activate the yeast
4 tsp dry yeast
1 tsp sugar
2 tbsp flour
100 ml warm milk
This Is The Recipe I Used
4 eggs
2 cups warm milk
100 ml oil
1 cup club soda room temperature
1 tsp rakija (moonshine)
1 tsp baking powder
5-6 cups flour
Print RecipeInstructions
- 01
Activate the Yeast first.
- 02
Mix the eggs
add oil
add milk ,
Mineral water,
Salt,
sift the flour with the baking powder.
- 03
Add the flour slowly I used a stand mixer for 10 minutes ,then I Knead it with my hands Knead it well.
- 04
Led the dough rise for 45 min to 1 hour Knead it again, and let it rise for second time.
- 05
Make balls 50 to 60 g each , you can actually make them bigger.
- 06
Add 5 to 6 pieces of dry beans to the oil,
Make sure the oil gets really hot,
- 07
Adding the beans makes the oil not to turn dark it absorbs the burn.
- 08
Put it on a paper towel.
- 09
Serve it with feta cheese or if you like it sweet you can serve it with sugar,
Nutella or what ever you like
Enjoy it😋
Notes
Watch the video to see how it’s made.
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