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Ka'ak (Savory Ring-Shaped Biscuit)
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Ingredients
Scale
- ½ cup lukewarm water
- ½ cup vegetable oil (preferably canola oil)
- 100 g soft margarine or butter
- 3 cups wheat flour
- 1 tbsp baking powder or dried yeast
- 1 tsp light brown sugar
- 2 tsp salt
- 2 tbsp sesame seeds
- 1 tsp black cumin (Nigella sativa) (optional)
- 10 g dried marjoram, za'atar or oregano (optional)
- ¾ tsp ground Mahaleb cherry (Prunus mahaleb) kernels (optional)
- 2 egg yolks (for basting), beaten
Directions
- Combine water, oil and soft margarine (or butter) in bowl.
- Mix together flour, baking powder (or dried yeast), brown sugar, salt, and spices.
- Mix dry ingredients with wet ingredients (except egg yolks) until you get a dough.
- Let dough mixture rest for 30 minutes until it reaches its proper consistency.
- Cut dough into half. Roll each half into a coil with your hands. You should now have 2 pieces.
- Cut each coil in half, and again roll out each coil into a smaller coil with one's hands. You should now have 4 pieces.
- Cut each coil in half, and again roll out each coil into a smaller coil with one's hands. You should now have 8 pieces.
- Cut each coil at angles into 4 equal pieces. You should now have 32 pieces
- Pinch together the ends of each coil so that it forms a ring. Place on a baking sheet, and let sit until the dough rises.
- Brush each dough ring with egg yolk.
- Bake in a preheated oven at a low heat (212–338°F / 100–170°C) until they begin to emit vapors. Then, remove from the oven.