Kaak el Eid or Holiday cookies are traditionally prepared in the Chouf mountains of Lebanon during the Adha holiday. Big quantities of cookies are usually prepared and baked.
Total servings: 5 kilos of Kaak
Preparation time: 1:45 hours
We would like to thank our friend Mrs. Hanaa Hamza for sharing her recipe.
Ingredients:
2 kg of semolina
1 kg of flour
6 cups of margarine
6 cups of sugar
2 cups of milk powder
1 tsp of crushed clove
1 tsp of “Mahleb”
1 tsp of cardamom powder
1 tsp of musk
3 tsp of baking powder
Roasted sesame for decoration
Preparation steps:
- In a big bowl, mix the semolina, flour, sugar, milk, clove, Mahleb, cardamom powder, musk and baking powder
- Add the margarine when the mixture is homogenous
- Mix well until the dough becomes smooth and elastic then set aside for 1 hour to rest
- Heat the oven to 180 degrees
- Divide the dough into small pieces, then shape them into elongated forms of approximately 10 cm
- Shape the fingers into circles by connecting their ends, and sprinkle with roasted sesame seeds
- Arrange the cookies on a baking tray
- Bake in the oven for 20 min or until slightly gold