Karakeesh (Sweet sesame crackers)

Ingredients:

- 1 kg all-purpose flour (You can use 50:50 whole wheat to all-purpose)
- 1.5 cups toasted sesame seeds
- 1 cup olive oil
- 1.5 tablespoons anise seeds slightly crushed
- 2 teaspoons ground cardamom
- 1 cup warm water
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla

Preparation:

In a bowl add the flour, salt , anise, cardamom and sesame seeds

Add the olive oil and rub it into the flour mixture until the flour absorbs all the oil and turns into wet sand consistency

Dissolve the sugar in the water and add the vanilla to it

Add the sugar water gradually and knead the dough until you get a smooth dough that does not stick to the sides of the bowl

Cut the dough into 30 balls and allow them to rest, covered with a clean cloth for 10 minutes

Sprinkle your working surface with sesame seeds and start rolling out the dough into circles 7-10 cm in diameter and 1/2 cm in thickness

These crackers are meant to look rustic so don’t worry about getting perfect circles, rough uneven edges are part of their charm

If you find that the dough sticks to the working surface sprinkle some flour with the sesame seeds

Transfer the rolled out dough onto a baking sheet lined with parchment

Bake on the lowest rack of a preheated oven at 200 C until the edges turn golden and then place them under the broiler until the tops are golden brown too

Cool the crackers on a wire rack

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