ANISE FELAHIN COOKIES (2ORAS EL FELAHI)

ANISE FELAHIN COOKIES (2ORAS EL FELAHI)

Author : Marisa Lopez

Anise cookies is one of the most popular and warming winter biscuits in most Arabian countries. It is sold in all Egyptian bakeries year round. When you bake these ‘babes’ they fill your home with the comfy aroma of anise. Anise has this distinctive licorice taste and flavor.

The best recipe is what the fellahin make for Eid (Egyptian agriculture laborer).

Ingredients:

½ cup of ghee
¼ cup of vegetable oil
1 tablespoon of keshta or cream fresh
1 tablespoon of dry yeast
1 tablespoon of sugar
500 grams of all purpose flour
1 cup of warm milk
1 tablespoon of fennel and 1 tablespoon of anise
Toasted sesame seed for garnish

Elaboration :

Heat the ghee and oil together

Mix the dry yeast with the warm milk and the sugar

In a big bowl or in a electric mixer, add the flour and pour all the liquid

When everything is mixed, slightly sticky dough will form. The dough is high in oil content, so your hands will get a bit oily when you work with the dough.
Using your hands roll out a log, then shape it into a ring. Place on a greased or lined with parchment paper sheet pan, then sprinkle with sesame and nigella seeds if desired.

Place the cookie sheet in the preheated oven, and bake at 180C for 12-16 minutes. Start checking at 12 minutes, and see if you need to cook them for longer.

ANISE FELAHIN COOKIES (2ORAS EL FELAHI)

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