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  2. Title: Koulourakia (Sesame Cookies)

  3. Categories: Greek, Cookies

  4. Yield: 70 servings

  5. 1 c Butter

  6. 1 c Caster sugar

  7. 1 ts Vanilla essence

  8. 3 Eggs

  9. 5 c Plain flour

  10. 3 ts Baking powder

  11. 1/2 ts Ground cinnamon

  12. 1/4 ts Ground cloves

  13. 1/4 c Milk

  14. 1/2 c Toasted sesame seeds

  15. Cooking time: 15-20 minutes

  16. Oven temperature: 190 C (375 F)

  17. Cream butter and sugar with vanilla essence until light and fluffy.

  18. Beat

  19. eggs, reserve 1 tablespoon for glazing and add remainder gradually to

  20. butter mixture, beating well.

  21. Sift dry ingredients twice. Stir into creamed mixture alternately with

  22. milk to form a soft dough. Knead lightly until smooth. If dough is

  23. sticky, chill for 1 hour.

  24. Scatter some sesame seeds lightly on one side of pastry board. Shape

  25. pieces of dough into thick pencil shapes and roll onto the sesame seeds

  26. to coat lightly or according to taste. Double over rolled dough and twist,

  27. or form into rings, figure eights or coils. Place on greased baking

  28. sheets and glaze with reserved egg beaten with a little milk. Bake in a

  29. moderate oven for 15-20 minutes until golden brown. Cool on a wire rack

  30. and store in an airtight container.

  31. Variation: Roll dough in granulated sugar instead of seeds. Glaze

  32. lightly with milk.

  33. From: "The Complete Middle East Cookbook" by Tess

  34. Mallos

  35. ISBN: 1 86302 069 1

  36. Typed for you by Karen Mintzias --

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