Notes

Kahk is a dessert that is traditionally made at certain times of the year in Egypt.

It is one of the vanishing ways of cooking in Egypt.

Servings

Preparation Time

Ingredients

• 2 kg flour.
• 4 tablespoons sesame.
• 1 kg ghee.
• 15 cardamom.
• 6 tablespoons yeast.
• 1 tablespoon cinnamon.
• 1 teaspoon salt.
• 10 cloves.
• 3 cups water.
• 4 tablespoons flour.
• 4 tablespoons ghee.
• 2 cups honey.
• 2 cups nuts.
• 5 tablespoons kahk extract.

Cooking Instructions

• In medium pan melt 4 tablespoons ghee then add 4 tablespoons flour and stir for 2 minutes without flour changing color.
  
• Add sesames and stir then remove from heat.
  
• Add honey and stir until smooth.
  
• Put it back to heat and stir until thicken. Remove and set aside.
  
• Ground cardamom, cloves and cinnamon all together. Put in a plastic bowl and set aside.
  
• In medium deep pan melt ghee or butter until boiling. Set aside.
  
• In small skillet heat and stir sesames in 1/2 tablespoon ghee until golden brown.
  
• In large plastic bowl put flour add salt, sesames, and grounded spices mixture and stir all together.
  
• Gradually add melted ghee or butter while stirring using wood spoon.
  
• Continue to stir until ghee is less hot and you can use your hands.
  
• Put yeast in 1/2 cup water and add to it 1 teaspoon sugar. Stir and set aside.
  
• Using your hands knead dough hard and fast until smooth.
  
• Put some dough in the palm of your hands rub it then put back then repeate the same action with another quantity.
  
• Add yeast mixture and add gradually the remaining 2 1/2 cups water while working dough with your hand until dough absorbs all water.
  
• Form into ball, cover very well and kip in worm place for 1 1/2 hour until it doubles.
  
• After 1 1/4 hour preheat oven and grease baking sheet.
  
• Take a scant tablespoon of dough and flatten it a little.
  
• Place 1 tablespoon of agameya filling in the center and fold dough over it to enclose filling then shape into round.
  
• Arrange into baking sheet and bake for 15-20 minutes until bottom became golden.
  
• Remove and leave to cool then sprinkle powder sugar on top and serve.