KAHK; Egyptian feast cookies, made by my wife, Happy Easter to all:)

My wife is also preparing another version of the Kahk, she will be posting by Friday, for now here's the classic version:

Recipe page with images: http://ift.tt/1pw4CP2

What you will need:

3 cups of all purpose flour. 1 1/4 cup of ghee. Here is how to make your own. 1/3 cup of milk. 1 Tbsp of dry yeast. 1 Tbsp of granulated sugar. 1/2 tsp cinnamon. 2 Tbsp sesame seeds. -optional. 

For the Agameya filling :

2 Tbs of flour. 3 Tbs of ghee or butter. 1 cup of honey. 2 tsp of sesame seeds. 1 cup of coarse walnut. 

To make the kahk:

First melt the ghee until it starts to bubble and be very hot- keep an eye on it we do not want it to burn. In a deep dish – that can take the heat – put the flour and cinnamon mix well then make a well in which you put the sesame seeds then very carefully pour the hot ghee over little by little stirring with a wooden spoon. The mixture will be watery at first but keep stirring and leave it to cool down a little from 10 to 15 minutes. Meanwhile dissolve the sugar and dry yeast in the warm milk. When the flour mixture has cooled down, crumble it with your hands to make sure that the ghee and flour are totally in harmony. Add the milk and mix well with hands until it forms a nice dough. Leave it for an hour. 

In this hour we will make the filling – agameya:

Melt the butter or ghee in a pan then add the flour whisk vigorously until the mixture is golden. Take it away from the heat then add the sesame seeds and the honey and the walnuts. Return to a low heat and keep stirring until the mixture thickens well as above. Let it cool and form into small balls – hazelnut size. Take a piece of the dough, put the agameya ball in the middle and then roll it to form a ball then put it in a backing sheet and press slightly to flatten. You can buy the above wooden mold from any Middle eastern market and press the dough against to make this beautiful carving on the surface. I usually put a piece of film inside the mold to easily pop the dough out. If you can not find it rest assured you can just carve it by a fork or let it without carvings it will still taste yummy. Bake in a pre heated oven 350F for 15 minutes and broil until golden. Let it cool and keep in an air tight container. Coat with powdered sugar and serve with coffee or black tea. 

Enjoy and Happy Easter to All!

bon appetit