Halwa Shebakia (Ramadhan Special Sesame Cooki
4 lb Flour 3 lb Butter 2 lb Sesame seeds;plus additional -toasted seeds for sprinklng 1 tb Dry yeast dissolved in -1/2 cup water 20 g Gum arabic; optional 1 tb Saffron stamens
Ingredients
- 4lbflour
- 3lbbutter
- 2lbsesame seeds;plus additional
- 1tb saffron stamens
- 1/2lbsmen; seasoned butter
- 1tb cinnamon, ground
- 1qt vegetable oil
- 1qt vegetable oil; for frying
Directions
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4 lb Flour 3 lb Butter 2 lb Sesame seeds;plus additional -toasted seeds for sprinklng 1 tb Dry yeast dissolved in -1/2 cup water 20 g Gum ar
- 2
optional 1 tb Saffron stamens 1/2 lb Smen
- 3
seasoned butter 1 tb Cinnamon, ground 1 qt Vegetable oil 1 qt Vegetable oil
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for frying 10 lb Honey "This recipe is frankly for historical purposes as its yield indicates suitability for commercial or restaurant produ
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With unusual proportions of butter, oil and honey in the batter, yeast for rising and more oil for frying, making the cookies would be rathe
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In a food processor process all the ingredients, except the honey, into a paste
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Take a walnut-sized piece of paste and roll it out very thin
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Using a metal cut-out typically found in Morocco, with different designs, cut out cookies and let them rise for 15 minutes
