Dessert for 24

Date Filled Kahk

Name: Date Filled Kahk
Total time: 138 min
Yield: 24 servings
Cuisine: Middle Eastern
Ingredients: 1 tbsp ghee; 1/8 cup all-purpose flour; 6 tbsp honey; 1/2 tbsp sesame seeds; 2 tbsp finely chopped almonds; 120 g pitted medjool dates; 1 tbsp butter; 1/2 tsp cinnamon powder; 1/2 kg all purpose flour; 1 tsp baking powder; 1/8 tsp salt; 1/2 tsp cinnamon powder; 300 g ghee; 50 g powdered sugar / icing sugar (optional); 1/2 cup milk

Fill buttery cinnamon pastry with date paste, shape the cookies, and bake them until lightly golden.

$0.12per serving $

138 minstart to table

24servings

Middle Eastern Vegetarian Budget Desserts

Ingredients

1 tbsp ghee
1/8 cup all-purpose flour
6 tbsp honey
1/2 tbsp sesame seeds
2 tbsp finely chopped almonds
120 g pitted medjool dates
1 tbsp butter
1/2 tsp cinnamon powder
1/2 kg all purpose flour
1 tsp baking powder
1/8 tsp salt
1/2 tsp cinnamon powder
300 g ghee
50 g powdered sugar / icing sugar (optional)
1/2 cup milk

Steps

Cook the dates, 1 tablespoon butter, and 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon in a small pan over low heat for 5 minutes, then mash into paste.
Cook 1 tablespoon ghee, 1/8 cup flour, honey, sesame seeds, and almonds in another small pan for 5 minutes, then cool.
Mix 1/2 kilogram flour, baking powder, salt, the remaining cinnamon, 300 grams ghee, and milk into a soft dough.
Rest the dough for 60 minutes, then divide it into 24 pieces.
Fill each piece with date paste or the cooled honey mixture, seal it, and shape it into a round.
Bake the cookies on a baking sheet at 350 F for 20 minutes, then cool for 18 minutes.