Eid Cookies (Ka'ak el Eid)

Name: Eid Cookies (Ka'ak el Eid)
Ingredients: 1 kilogram (about 8 cups) all-purpose flour; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 2 1/2 cups clarified butter or ghee (preferably homemade) (about 570 grams); 1 tablespoon granulated sugar; 1 teaspoon ka'ak spice mix (or substitute with a mix of ground cinnamon, nutmeg, and cardamom); 1 large cup sesame seeds (about 1/2 cup or 70 grams); 1 cup warm water (about 240 ml) for kneading; 1 piece fresh yeast, about the size of a hazelnut (or substitute with instant yeast)

Nadia 306924 @cook_4550467

Eid Cookies (Ka'ak el Eid)

Nadia 306924 @cook_4550467

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Ingredients

1 kilogram(about 8 cups) all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoonsalt
2 1/2 cupsclarified butter or ghee (preferably homemade) (about 570 grams)
1 tablespoongranulated sugar
1 teaspoonka'ak spice mix (or substitute with a mix of ground cinnamon, nutmeg, and cardamom)
1large cup sesame seeds (about 1/2 cup or 70 grams)
1 cupwarm water (about 240 ml) for kneading
1 piecefresh yeast, about the size of a hazelnut (or substitute with instant yeast)

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Steps

1

Sift the flour, ka'ak spice, and salt together.
2

In a large wide bowl, add the flour and sprinkle the sesame seeds over it.
3

Heat the clarified butter or ghee until very hot, then immediately pour it over the flour. Stir with a ladle until it cools down a bit, then rub the mixture well with your hands until fully combined.
4

In a separate bowl, mix the yeast with the sugar and mash together until it becomes liquid. Add the warm water, then pour this mixture into the flour mixture. Knead well until you get a somewhat firm dough. Cover and let it rise.
5

Cut and shape the dough into cookies.
6

Place the shaped cookies on baking sheets and let them rise again. Bake until golden, then let cool and dust with powdered sugar.
7

Serve and enjoy.