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How to Make the Best Asruniyeh Kaak at Home
Total time50 min
Prep15 min
Cook35 min
Yield4 servings
DifficultyEasy
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Pastries and baking

ChefLoubna Fawaz

How to Make the Best Asruniyeh Kaak at Home

Asruniyeh kaak in a professional homemade recipe.. Who doesn’t remember the kaak vendor pulling his cart through the alleys and neighborhoods, calling out, "Kaak, kaak" :) Besides its delicious taste, kaak brings back many childhood memories. It tastes wonderful with labneh and za'atar.

Asruniyeh kaak in a professional homemade recipe.. Who doesn’t remember the kaak vendor pulling his cart through the alleys and neighborhoods, calling out, "Kaak, kaak" :) Besides its delicious taste, kaak brings back many childhood memories..

Ingredients

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  • 500 grams, or half a kilo, of whole wheat flour + bran flour (available in stores and made from wheat derivatives)
  • 1 tablespoon active dry yeast
  • Warm water, as needed
  • 1 teaspoon mahlab
  • 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
  • 4 tablespoons sugar
  • A pinch of salt
  • Sesame seeds and water for the outside of the dough

Method

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  1. In a bowl, add all the ingredients and mix them, then gradually add the water and knead until you have a firm dough.
  2. Let it rest for an hour, then shape it in the usual way, rolling it to about 1 cm thick.
  3. Brush each kaak on the outside with water, dip it in sesame seeds on one side, then let it rest for about 45 minutes.
    Timers: 45 min
  4. Bake the Asruniyeh kaak in a hot oven, watching it closely, until browned.
  5. Randouch shabib
  6. For more delicious kaak recipes on our site, here you are:
  7. Oat Kaak with Date Molasses
  8. For more pastries... get the recipe for the best Turkish pie

Recipe tags

Pastries and bakingInternationalVegetarianVeganDairy freeNut freeEgg freeEasyBalanced time

Notes and serving ideas

  • Oat Kaak with Date Molasses
  • the best Turkish pie

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