On behalf of myself, Fr Badaoui and my Brother Priests, we would ...

KAAK B'HALIB
(milk cakes)
Prepared for Easter
Ingredients:
500g flour
100g butter
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 cup of milk
200g sugar
1 teaspoon yeast
1 teaspoon powdered aromatic plants: wild cherry seed, marjoram, aniseed.
M i x t h e f l o u r, y e a s t , a r o m a t i c p l a n t s a n d g r a d u a l l y a d d t h e o l i v e o i l a n d m e l t e d
butter. Dilute the sugar in the milk and add to the mixture. Knead the dough and
a l l o w t o r e s t f o r 2 h o u r s . S h a p e f l a t c a k e s a b o u t 7 c m i n d i a m e t e r a n d 1 c m t h i c k
( w o o d e n m o l d s e x i s t t o i m p r i n t a m o t i f o n t h e d o u g h ) . T h e y c a n a l s o b e s t r e t c h e d i n
t h e s h a p e s o f b r a c e l e t s t h i c k a s a f i n g e r. B a k e i n m e d i u m o v e n a f t e r p r e h e a t i n g i t a t
a high temperature. They are eaten lukewarm or cold.
Tips
O n c e t h e k a a k s a r e b a k e d , y o u c a n d i l u t e 2 t a b l e s p o o n s o f s u g a r i n h a l f a c u p o f m i l k
a n d d i p t h e t o p f a c e o f t h e c a k e s i n i t , t h e n s p r i n k l e t h e m w i t h s u g a r. A l l o w t o d r y a
bit before serving.