Egyptian Eid cookies (Kahk)
Egyptian Eid cookies (Kahk)

Hello everybody, hope you are having an incredible day today. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a special dish, egyptian eid cookies (kahk). One of my favorites. This time, I will make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Egyptian Eid cookies (Kahk) is one of the most well liked of current trending foods on earth. It’s easy, it is fast, it tastes yummy. It’s appreciated by millions every day. Egyptian Eid cookies (Kahk) is something that I’ve loved my entire life. They are nice and they look fantastic.

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To get started with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can have egyptian eid cookies (kahk) using 15 ingredients and 14 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Egyptian Eid cookies (Kahk):
  1. Make ready flour
  2. Take salt
  3. Make ready cinnamon
  4. Prepare baked sesame (optional)
  5. Prepare yeast
  6. Make ready sugar
  7. Make ready ghee (clarified butter)
  8. Prepare warm water (or milk)
  9. Prepare For filling (my customized version);
  10. Take local peanut butter (na kunun gyada)
  11. Take sugar (as required)
  12. Get crushed groundnuts
  13. Take honey
  14. Take shredded coconut
  15. Make ready flour

It is covered with powdered sugar and can be stuffed with 'agameya (عجمية, a mixture of honey, nuts, and ghee), lokum, walnuts, pistachios, or dates. Kahk is a middle eastern dessert that originated in Egypt as far back as the time of the Pharoahs. Muslims make Kahk to celebrate Eid al Fitr at the end of Ramadan, and to celebrate Eid al Adha and many happy occasions. Kahk is a traditional biscuit served in Egypt during Eid al-Fitr.

Instructions to make Egyptian Eid cookies (Kahk):
  1. Mix flour, salt, sugar, yeast and cinnamon in a bowl. Add in sesame if using.
  2. Add in ghee, mix. Add water and mix until incorporated & consistent. Cover for an hour.
  3. Make filling in the meantime.
  4. Add ghee/butter on low heat, add flour. Cook until brownish.
  5. Add honey and all the other ingredients.
  6. Cook for a minute or 2. Put off heat and let it cool. It shouldn't be runny.
  7. Divide into portions.
  8. After an hour, divide dough into equal balls. (The cookies don't really rise so shape as you'd want to be.)
  9. Make a dent, put filling in, roll and stamp using a fork (optional).
  10. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes or until golden brown.
  11. Sieve icing sugar on them after cooling for ganish.
  12. I served mine with ginger tea.
  14. Enjoy!

They are soft and lightly spiced, with traditional fillings of dates, honey, and even Turkish delight. This recipe will make kahk that melts in your mouth, and with three different fillings, you won't be able to stop eating them. Kahk Cookies are eaten in Egypt for the end of Ramadan holiday called Eid'l Fitr. I made my kakh cookies with the Egyptian date paste called agwa. (See my Recipe for Agwa.) I also made some with no filling, though everyone preferred the agwa version. It's commonly called Kahk al-Eid, meaning a cookie of the feast.

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