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Middle Eastern Sesame Cookies
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Middle Eastern Sesame Cookies

Middle Eastern sesame cookies - a recipe by Daniel Azoulay

⏱ 45 min🍽 8 servings 🌍 Israeli👩‍🍳 Daniel Azoulay🧩 2 parts

👨‍🍳 Method

For the Dough base

  1. 1
    Mix the flour, yeast and salt in a large bowl.
    Bowl
  2. 2
    Add the lukewarm water, oil and margarine and Knead, until a smooth dough forms.
    ⚙ KneadingBowlStand mixer
    💡For yeast dough, use the windowpane test: a small piece stretches into a thin, translucent sheet without tearing, and that's the sign the kneading is done. Add flour only by the tablespoon, and only if the dough is still sticky after a few minutes: too much flour makes a tough dough.
  3. 3
    Cover and Let rise about 2 hours, until the dough doubles in size.
    ⚙ ProofingPlastic wraporKitchen towel
    💡Let rise in a warm, draft-free spot. The dough is ready when it has doubled, and a gentle finger press leaves a dent that fills back slowly; if it springs right back, wait longer.

To assemble

  1. 4
    Preheat the oven to 180°C (355°F) and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
    ⚙ Preheating the OvenOvenParchment paper
    💡Put things in the oven only once it's reached temperature, after the heating light has gone off: an oven that hasn't reached temperature changes baking times, and the bake burns outside or stays underbaked.
  2. 5
    Roll small balls of dough, shape each ball into a rope and press the ends together into a ring.
  3. 6
    Brush each ring with the beaten egg, dip in the sesame seeds on all sides and arrange on the baking sheet.
    Pastry brushBaking pan
  4. 7
    Bake in the oven 20 minutes.
    OvenBaking pan
875calories
18 gprotein
94 gcarbs
44 gfat
● protein 9%● carbs 44%● fat 47%

Per serving (240 g), of 8 servings

For the Dough base · To assemble ·

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⚖ About the ingredients

🔧 Tools needed (4) · 🍳 One cooking vessel

  • Oven · 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Toaster oven (Fits one small pan; good for small batches) · Air fryer (Small batches only, no runny batters) · Pot (Only for covered stews on the stovetop, no browning on top)
  • Baking pan · Also works: Glass / ovenproof baking dish (None) · Disposable pan (None)
  • Pastry brush · Also works: Spoon / teaspoon (regular) (Spread with the back of a spoon, less even) · Paper towels (Paper towel dipped in oil)
  • Bowl · Also works: Pot (None)

🧻 Consumables: Parchment paper · Kitchen towel or Plastic wrap

Helps, not needed: Stand mixer

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