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Traditional Iraqi Kleicha (Cardamom-Spiced Date-Stuffed Festive Cookies)
The national cookie of Iraq baked for festive celebrations: rich, flaky cardamom-scented pastry wrapped around a spiced medjool date paste filling, sliced into pinwheels and baked to a glossy golden shine.
Prep
30 min
Cook
20 min
Total
50 min
Oven
180Ā°C (160Ā°C vent.)
Ingredients
servings
8
- All-purpose flour350 g
- Melted butter or ghee120 g
- Warm milk100 ml
- Active dry yeast5 g
- Freshly ground cardamom1 Ā½ tsp
- Pure smooth date paste300 g
- Sesame seeds for topping20 g
- Egg yolk for brushing1 pc
- Pinch of salt2 g
Preparation Steps
1
Knead flour with melted butter, cardamom, yeast dissolved in warm milk, and salt until a smooth, pliable dough forms. Rest for 30 minutes.
2
Roll dough into a thin rectangle. Soften date paste with a touch of butter and spread evenly across dough. Roll tightly into a log and slice diagonally into 2 cm pinwheels.
3
Place cookies on baking sheet, brush with egg wash, and sprinkle with sesame seeds. Bake at 180Ā°C for 18-20 minutes until golden. Cool completely.
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Nutrition Facts
per servingCalories
340
Protein
5.8g
Carbohydrates
54g
Fat
12g
Allergens
GlutenMilkEggsSesame Seeds
*estimated values per serving
Provenance & Public Domain Audit
Source: Traditional Middle Eastern & North African Gastronomic Archives / Public Domain Cookbooks (Historic Culinary Archives & Public Domain Heritage Collections)
Legal status: Public Domain (Traditional Heritage / CC0-compatible) ā¢ 17 U.S.C. Ā§ 105
License: Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal
