Ka'ak Bi Tamer (Cinnamon-Date Paste–Filled Cookies)

Name: Ka'ak Bi Tamer (Cinnamon-Date Paste–Filled Cookies)
Cook time: 1 h 20 min
Total time: 1 h 20 min
Cuisine: Middle Eastern
Ingredients: 2.25 cups all-purpose flour (about 9 5/8 ounces); 2 tablespoons granulated sugar; 1 tablespoon plus 1/2 tsp. baking powder; 1 teaspoon ground mahlab; 0.125 teaspoon fine pink Himalayan salt; 0.5 cup whole milk; 0.5 cup unsalted butter (4 ounces), melted and slightly cooled; 0.5 cup date paste (such as Ziyad) (about 5 1/2 ounces); 1 teaspoon vegetable oil; 0.5 to 1 tablespoon water, divided; 0.75 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 0.25 teaspoon ground nutmeg; 1 tablespoon white sesame seeds; teaspoon nigella seeds; 1 large egg yolk; 1 teaspoon water; 0.125 teaspoon vanilla sugar or vanilla extract

Instructions

Cook:1h 20min

Lebanese cooking instructor Jeanette Chawki's Ka'ak Bi Tamer (Cinnamon-Date Paste–Filled Cookies) are filled with a rich, spiced date paste and topped with sesame and nigella seeds.

Updated at: Thu, 21 Nov 2024 18:27:58 GMT