Notes

Kahk is a traditional desert in Egypt made at certain times of the year. It can be filled with date paste (agwa????) or other fillings.

Servings

Preparation Time

3 hours

Ingredients

• 2 kg flour.
• 1 kg ghee.
• 6 tablespoons yeast.
• 4 tablespoons sesame.
• 15 cardamoms.
• 10 cloves.
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon.
• 1 teaspoon salt.
• 3 cups water.
• 4 teaspoons kahk extract.

Cooking Instructions

• Ground cardamoms, cloves and cinnamon all together.
  
• Put in a plastic bowl and set aside.
  
• In a deep pan melt ghee until boiling. Set aside.
  
• In a small skillet heat and stir sesames in 1/2 tablespoon ghee until golden brown.
  
• In a large plastic bowl put flour, salt, sesames, and grounded spices mixture and stir all together.
  
• Gradually add melted ghee while stirring using wood spoon.
  
• Continue to stir until ghee or butter 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 repeat.
  
• 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 keap in warm place for 1 1/2 hour until it doubles.
  
• After 11/4 hour preheat oven and grease baking sheet.
  
• Cover table with flour and spread dough on it, cut using coffee cup then Decorate to with tines of a fork or by cookies shaper.
  
• Arrange into baking sheet and bake for 15-20 minutes until bottom became golden.
  
• Remove and leave to cool then sprinkle powdered sugar on top and serve.