Palm Sunday Cookies (كعك الشعنينه)
Palm Sunday Cookies (كعك الشعنينه) are traditional biscuits baked on the occasion the name indicates. Made with love and a lot of good ingredients, you will love how easy and delicious these treats are with our recipe.
Equipment
- 1 Large Mixing Bowl
- 1 Medium mixing bowl
- 1 Spatula
- 1 Baking Sheet
- 1 Pair of Nitrile Gloves Safe Food Contact
- 1 Rolling Pin
- 1 Set of Shaping Molds
- 1 Roll of Cling Film
Ingredients
- 625 grams Wheat Flour T45
- 625 grams Fine Wheat Semolina
- 200 grams Butter
- 200 grams Vegetable Shortening
- 500 grams Sugar
- 250 mL Milk
- 22 grams Baking Powder
- ½ tsp Mahleb
- ½ tsp Ground Nutmeg
- 1 tsp Orange Blossom Water
- 1 tsp Rose Blossom Water
Instructions
Dough Preparation
- In a large mixing bowl, add the flour and semolina625 grams Wheat Flour, 625 grams Fine Wheat Semolina
- In a separate bowl add your butter, and your vegetable shortening200 grams Butter, 200 grams Vegetable Shortening
- Melt them in the microwave
- Mix them well using a spatula and allow them to cool to room temperature
- Pour your sugar in the mixing bowl with the flour/semolina followed by the baking powder, the nutmeg and finally the mahleb500 grams Sugar, 22 grams Baking Powder, ½ tsp Ground Nutmeg, ½ tsp Mahleb
- Mix everything well together and create a hole in the middle
- Pour in the butter/shortening mixture
- Using gloves, mix everything very well to incorporate all the ingredients together
- Once you obtain a wet sand like texture, create a hole in the middle
- Add the milk, followed by the orange blossom water and the rose blossom water250 mL Milk, 1 tsp Orange Blossom Water, 1 tsp Rose Blossom Water
- Mix and incorporate well to obtain a dough
- Once well formed, press the dough to the bottom and divide it into four sections
- Cover the mixing bowl with a cling film and let the dough rest for 2 hours
Shaping
- Take a piece of dough and gently flour your work surface and rolling pin
- Shape the dough piece in a ball and flatten it gently in a circle
- Roll it until you obtain a 4 mm diameter
- Using any mold of your choice, create your shapes
- Gently remove the dough around the shapes
- Using a flat spatula place take each shaped piece and place it on a baking sheet on a baking tray
Baking
- Preheat your oven at 180 degrees Celsius (356 degrees Fahrenheit)
- Bake for 10-12 mins with convection on or until golden
- Place on a cooling grid for about 15 mins before eating
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Notes
Our Cooking Hints:
- Store them in a sealed tupperware or cookie jar
- These cookies can last up to 3 weeks if well preserved
Highly recommend!