Croatia – Medenjaci

This week we reach Croatia – the most recent member of the EU, joining in 2013. Croatia is the home of the dalmatian, Nikolai Tesla and neckties, as well as being the place where the world’s longest strudel was baked (1,479.38 metres, if you’re interested).

I will not be baking the world’s longest strudel, however I did make some rather nice medenjaci, or honey biscuits, this week.

These are small, delicious and super easy to make. The easy recipes are becoming quite a relief, I have to say (next week we’re back to layer cakes). They’re traditionally eaten in winter, as they’re spiced biscuits, but unfortunately not every recipe can be made in its relevant season. The recipe I used seemed like a large quantity, so I made 2/3s of the quantity (apart from the spices, which I left the same). That got me 40 biscuits, which I feel is a good biscuit haul. I’ve done the maths for you and put the 2/3s quantities in brackets next to the original quantities. You’re welcome. Also, you can top these with walnuts, but I forgot to buy some, so mine are without. I promise you they’ll taste just as good either way.

Oh, and in Brexit news, we’re still arguing over whether to stay in the customs union (obvious answer is yes), and the government keep being defeated on their Brexit legislation, most recently on their desire to scrap the EU rights charter. Well, maybe something’s going right at least.

 This post is part of a series called ‘Brexit Baking’, where I bake my way around all 28 EU Member States. You can read more about it here.

Medenjaci (recipe from here)