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RCI-BR.006.0344.001

Ba'ba Beh Tamur

Iraqi filled pastries * Yield: About 48 cheese- or almond-filled pastries; about 30 date-filled past

Prep15 min
Cook30 min
Total45 min
Servings4
Difficultyintermediate

Ingredients

  • active dry yeast
    1 package
  • lukewarm water (105 to 115°F)
    1 cup
  • all-purpose flour
    sifted
    3 cups
  • salt
    ½ teaspoon
  • baking powder
    1 teaspoon
  • ground fennel
    1 tablespoon
  • (1 stick) plus 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
    melted
    ½ cup
  • Cheese
    almond or |date filling (see recipes)
    1 unit
  • egg white
    beaten (if using date filling)
    1 unit
  • sesame seeds (if using date filling)
    1 unit

Method

1
Prepare according to traditional method. (Directions were not provided in the legacy source.)