Ka'ak Bi Ajwa (Date Ring Cookies) Palestinian, Middle Eastern Recipe

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Ka'ak Bi Ajwa (Date Ring Cookies) Palestinian, Middle Eastern
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Ingredients
15
Count
Nutrition
1628
Calories
Total time
660
Minutes
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Ingredients:

  • 6 cups farina (smeed)
  • 2 cups rendered butter
  • 1 cup flour
  • 1/2 cup oil or 1/2 cup crisco shortening
  • 3 tbsp sugar
  • 1/4 tsp mahlab, ground (black cherry kernels)
  • 1/4 tsp gum arabic, ground (miska)
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 0.5 (1/4 oz) package yeast
  • 3/4 cup water
  • 3/4 cup milk
  • 3 lbs dates
  • 1/2 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/2 tsp nutmeg
  • 1 tbsp rendered butter

Directions:

  1. Mix smeed, flour, salt, sugar, and butter/oil in a large pan. Cover and leave for ten hours, or overnight.
  2. Dissolve the yeast in 2 tablespoons water and a dash of sugar. When it rises, add to smeed mixture.
  3. Dissolve mahlab and miska in cold water. Add to smeed mixture.
  4. Combine warm water and milk. Pour gradually while mixing all the ingredients together. (Do not knead, just stir the mixture to have a moist crust rather than a dough).
  5. Mix dates, nutmeg, cinnamon, and butter in a pan and warm to soften dates. Knead well.
  6. Roll dates in 1/3 inch thick balls. Cut a piece of dough, one at a time, the size of a walnut. Spread lengthwise, 4 by 1 . Fill with date ball and roll, sealing the sides together to form a ring.
  7. Pinch the rings with a cookie tweezer to decorate (so powder sugar will stick to it). Place on baking sheets and bake at 400 degrees in a preheated oven for 15 minutes, or until light gold. (Place baking sheet on top rack).
  8. *NOTE* This is one way to do it, but I also take a round piece of dough, slightly bigger than the date ball, and push my thumb in it, then place the date ball inside and spread the dough around the date ball completely covering it. Then using a ma'amool cookie mold I place the dough with the date inside in the mold and tap the mold upside down so the finished cookie will fall out. Baking instructions are the same for either variation!
  9. When cool, sprinkle with powdered sugar. When completely cool, freeze or store in tightly covered jars.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 1627.7 Kcal (6815 kJ)
Calories from fat 226.3 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 25.14g 39%
Cholesterol 0.61mg 0%
Sodium 840.91mg 35%
Potassium 1891.6mg 40%
Total Carbs 338.45g 113%
Sugars 155.21g 621%
Dietary Fiber 22.47g 90%
Protein 28.56g 57%
Iron 7.5mg 42%
Calcium 288.1mg 29%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 308.36 Kcal (1291 kJ)
Calories from fat 42.87 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 4.76g 39%
Cholesterol 0.12mg 0%
Sodium 159.3mg 35%
Potassium 358.35mg 40%
Total Carbs 64.12g 113%
Sugars 29.4g 621%
Dietary Fiber 4.26g 90%
Protein 5.41g 57%
Iron 1.4mg 42%
Calcium 54.6mg 29%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.

Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 33.8
    Points
  • 44
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • cholesterol free,
  • good source of fiber

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium,
  • High in Sugar

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