RCI-BR.005.0139.001

Halwa Shebakia I

Name: Halwa Shebakia I
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Arabian Desserts
Ingredients: 4 lbs flour; 3 lbs butter; 2 lbs sesame seeds; plus additional toasted seeds for sprinkling; 1 tbsp dry yeast dissolved in ½ cup water; 20 g gum arabic optional; 1 tbsp saffron stamens; ½ lb smen seasoned butter; 1 tbsp cinnamon (ground); 1 unit qt vegetable oil; 1 unit qt vegetable oil; for frying; 10 lbs honey

Ramadhan special sesame cookies * Can be prepared in 55 Minutes and serves 14 – 16 persons.

Prep15 min

Cook30 min

Total45 min

Servings4

Difficultyintermediate

Ingredients

flour
4 lbs
butter
3 lbs
sesame seeds; plus additional toasted seeds for sprinkling
2 lbs
dry yeast dissolved in ½ cup water
1 tbsp
gum arabic optional
20 g
saffron stamens
1 tbsp
smen seasoned butter
½ lb
cinnamon
ground
1 tbsp
qt vegetable oil
1 unit
qt vegetable oil; for frying
1 unit
honey
10 lbs

Method

Prepare according to traditional method. (Directions were not provided in the legacy source.)

Halwa Shebakia I

Ingredients

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