Kaak al-Quds

Name: Kaak al-Quds
Yield: 3 servings
Cuisine: Jordanian
Ingredients: 4 cups flour; 1/2 cup sesame seeds; 1/4 cup olive oil; 1 tsp sugar

كعك القدس/kah-AK al-KOODS/

Also known as: Jerusalem Bread Rings

About this dish

A ring-shaped sesame bread, crisp outside and soft inside, popular as a street snack.

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Ingredients

🌾4 cups flour

🌿1/2 cup sesame seeds

🧈1/4 cup olive oil

🍬1 tsp sugar

Method

Serves 3

Make a yeasted dough with flour, olive oil, sugar, and water, and let it rise.

Shape the dough into large oval rings.

Coat the rings in a molasses wash, then press into sesame seeds.

Bake at 200°C (400°F) until golden and crisp.

Serve warm with za'atar and olive oil.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

Kaak al-Quds is a traditional Levantine sesame bread, commonly sold by street vendors and eaten with za'atar or boiled eggs.

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