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Ingredients
| all-purpose flour (unsifted): 4 cups |
| fenugreek seed: 1 tsp (ground) |
| salt: 1 dash |
| granulated sugar: 1 Tbl |
| instant yeast: 1 Tbl |
| clarified butter: 1 cup |
| 2% milk: 1 1/2 cups |
| dates - deglet noor (chopped): 2 cups (pitted) |
| ground nutmeg: 2 tsp |
| eggs: 1 (white) |
| dried sesame seeds: 1 cup |
Date Cookies (Eid Cookies)
Credit: Food.com
User rating:
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Prep Time
60 min -
Cook Time
12 min -
Servings
25 serving(s)
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- Mix flour, ground fenugreek, salt, granulated sugar and instant yeast in a large bowl.
- Add the clarified butter; mix with your hands until well incorporated.
- Heat the milk until warm; add gradually to flour mixture.
- Knead to form a soft dough.
- Cover with a damp cloth for 1/2 hour.
- Put the dates in a bowl; add nutmeg; knead with your hands.
- Take a small piece of dough; pat down onto work surface.
- Take a smaller piece of dates and roll it with your hands to form a small rope.
- Place the date rope in the middle of the piece of dough and enclose it with the dough and roll into a rope; make sure the date is entirely covered with dough.
- Shape your rope into an 'S' and place on a baking sheet.
- Repeat with the remainder of dough and date filling.
- Brush your 'S's with egg white; sprinkle with sesame seeds.
- Bake in a preheated oven at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 12 to 15 minutes or until golden in color.