Cahk-Arab holiday cookies

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Traditional holiday cookies in the Arab world. No holiday is neither Muslim nor Christian, is not complete without this cookie. Women bake kahk a few days before the holiday in large quantities to give to family, relatives, friends and neighbors. This tradition, as does the cookie recipe, passed on from age to age, from family to family. Now kahk can easily buy in the store before the holiday, but there are still families who bake these wonderful cookies at home.

Ingredients for Cahk-Arab holiday cookies

Step by step instruction of cooking Cahk-Arab holiday cookies

Шаг 1

I use a glass 250 ml.

Draw your attention to the fact that the dough is mixed without the use of sugar.

In a large bowl, mix the flour, mahleb (you can substitute vanilla), salt and 0.5 tbsp of sesame seeds.

Шаг 2

Kahk traditionally cooked in ghee, which are very popular in Egypt. Butter here is almost not used.
On medium heat bring to boil a Cup of melted butter (but do not boil). Pour the hot oil into flour, mixing thoroughly until cool.

Шаг 3

Dissolve yeast and sugar in a quarter Cup of warm water. Once yeast mixture is covered with cap - add it in a fully cooled dough.

Шаг 4

Parts carefully add the remaining 3/4 Cup of warm water. Depending on the flour water can leave less. Be careful with the water because the extra flour to add, of course, possible, but not very desirable, it can make kahk harsh, when we need the cookies were airy and soft. Again, it all depends on the flour. I sometimes had to add.

Шаг 5

Start patiently kneading the dough, take your time. In this step it is very important that the flour mixture with melted butter was completely cooled, as warm, knead it is not so easy without adding too much extra flour. The dough is ready once it is smooth, pliable and will be easy to lag behind the hands.

Шаг 6

I kneaded for about 20 minutes. Leave the dough to rest in bowl covered with towel, for at least 3 hours but preferably overnight.

Шаг 7

Now start shaping the cookies. Will skatiem dough balls the size of a walnut, and date paste balls slightly smaller in size. The more a ball of stuffing the thinner layer of dough in a cookie. Choose according to your preferences.

Шаг 8

Take 1 ball of dough, slightly flatten it, put it in the middle of a ball of the filling, obtenus her test. Connect ends of dough into a ball, roll it between your hands to the dough a more comfortable filling. I have a special traditional form for the preparation of cuhk you want to put a little flattened shaped cookies, and firmly pressed his palm to the mold. But before I always did kahk in the form of small cakes, which is also quite traditional form in the middle East. Form the carrot and gently decorate the biscuits are pricked over or stripes fork/knife.

Шаг 9

So come with all dough balls and toppings. As women bake the biscuits in huge quantities, this is a lengthy process. But women together with family, preparing cuhk for the holiday, as we once (and still), for example, dumplings for the New Year. Again, this tradition rooted in the past, people buy more of kahk in the store without this lengthy process.

Шаг 10

Place the cookies on the baking sheet, the laid parchment paper, at a distance from each other. Cover the pan with a towel and leave for 45 minutes so the cookies have risen. Bake in a preheated 180 degree oven for 15-20 minutes (depending on the thickness of the layer of dough; I had a very thin layer was baked for 15 minutes). Monitor the process after the first 10 minutes in the oven, the biscuits must be not darker than light orange, not pereikite of cuhk.

Шаг 11

The cookies pale in colour. In the East, I love sweets, so cahk before serving, generously sprinkle with powdered sugar, and serve it to the table always with a full plate of powdered sugar, so that the guest may taste a sprinkle of cuhk.

Шаг 12

Generally, all eat of cuhk, first roll it in powdered sugar, and then Dobrev its a tremendous mound of powdered sugar on top. I like this cookie at all without powder.

Шаг 13

The dough is not sweet, fragrant, friable, not too crumbly, soft with a thin layer adheres to the date filling, which perfectly harmonizes with the taste test. Very hearty cookie that has a very long shelf life. Great for Breakfast, filling with energy and the use of date - the most respected in the East of the fetus.


PS Options of fillings for kahk you can look in the cookie recipe Mamula here: http://www.povarenok .ru/recipes/show/775 51/ (When opening the link, note the extra space in the link between the two fives, it is necessary to remove).
A lot of them: nut, honey, Turkish delight, dried figs, dried apricots.