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Ka'ak (Savory Ring-Shaped Biscuit)

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Prep: 0 min Cook: 0 min Servings: 42 Difficulty: medium

Categories: Dessert, Bread, Baked

Tags: baking, cs1 hebrew-language sources (he), easy, jewish, kosher, middle eastern, recipes for bread, recipes using baking powder, recipes using butter, recipes using egg yolk, recipes using light brown sugar, recipes with images

Source: Wikibooks contributors (https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook%3AKa%27ak_%28Savory_Ring-Shaped_Biscuit%29)

Adapted: Imported and reformatted by HowManyCookies from the cited Wikibooks revision.

Source revision: https://en.wikibooks.org/w/index.php?title=Cookbook%3AKa%27ak%20%28Savory%20Ring-Shaped%20Biscuit%29&oldid=4524767

License: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) · Wikibooks contributors

Ingredients

  • ½ cup lukewarm water
  • ½ cup vegetable oil (preferably canola oil)
  • 100 g soft margarine or butter
  • 3 cups wheat flour
  • 1 tbsp baking powder or dried yeast
  • 1 tsp light brown sugar
  • 2 tsp salt
  • 2 tbsp sesame seeds
  • 1 tsp black cumin (Nigella sativa) (optional)
  • 10 g dried marjoram, za'atar or oregano (optional)
  • ¾ tsp ground Mahaleb cherry (Prunus mahaleb) kernels (optional)
  • 2 egg yolks (for basting), beaten

Directions

  1. Combine water, oil and soft margarine (or butter) in bowl.
  2. Mix together flour, baking powder (or dried yeast), brown sugar, salt, and spices.
  3. Mix dry ingredients with wet ingredients (except egg yolks) until you get a dough.
  4. Let dough mixture rest for 30 minutes until it reaches its proper consistency.
  5. Cut dough into half. Roll each half into a coil with your hands. You should now have 2 pieces.
  6. Cut each coil in half, and again roll out each coil into a smaller coil with one's hands. You should now have 4 pieces.
  7. Cut each coil in half, and again roll out each coil into a smaller coil with one's hands. You should now have 8 pieces.
  8. Cut each coil at angles into 4 equal pieces. You should now have 32 pieces
  9. Pinch together the ends of each coil so that it forms a ring. Place on a baking sheet, and let sit until the dough rises.
  10. Brush each dough ring with egg yolk.
  11. Bake in a preheated oven at a low heat (212–338°F / 100–170°C) until they begin to emit vapors. Then, remove from the oven.