Pleated Cookies

Name: Pleated Cookies
Yield: 50+ cookies
Cuisine: Kenyan
Ingredients: For Cookies; 4 Cups Home Baking Flour; 4 oz. Butter; 2 Tsp. Baking Powder; Pinch Salt; Milk; For Trying; Oil; For Dressing; 5-6 Tsp. Golden Syrup; 8 Tbsp. Water; Nuts (optional)

SanjanaDhanjal @cook_13933719

This recipe is very close to my heart was passed down to me from my grandmother.

SanjanaDhanjal @cook_13933719

This recipe is very close to my heart was passed down to me from my grandmother.

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Ingredients

50+ cookies

For Cookies
4 CupsHome Baking Flour
4 oz.Butter
2 Tsp.Baking Powder
PinchSalt
Milk
For Trying
Oil
For Dressing
5-6 Tsp.Golden Syrup
8 Tbsp.Water
Nuts (optional)

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Steps

1

Mix Flour with Butter, Baking Powder and Milk until it forms a dough.
2

Roll out dough onto large surface and cut rectangles 3 inches height by 1 inch width. On each rectangle leaving approximately 1-2cm from the top cut 2 lines till the bottom and pleat as you would hair. Press firmly at the bottom so it doesn't open.
3

In a seperate bowl mix golden Syrup and hot water making it slightly thinner
4

Fry the pleats in hot oil until Golden Brown
5

Dip the Pleats in the Golden Syrup mixture and place in serving dish
6

Optional - sprinkle grated pistachios and almonds on top.
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Serve immediately or store in an air tight container
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