Iraqi Easter, Christmas and Eid Cookies (Klecha)كليجة العراقية /اطيب كليجة العيد / #Recipe209CFF

#klecha
#كليجة
#kelecha #keleche #كليجة #iraqisweets #iraqipastry #iraqifood #chaldeanfood #assyrianfood

This is a very small quantity, feel free to increase the amount if you like. It yields about 18 to 20 pieces of each kind of the filling.

Ingredients:
For the dough:

4 cup flour
1 pkg instant and fast active yeast (1/4 oz)
1 cup melted butter (or half butter and half vegetable oil or margarine or clarified butter)
1 cup warm milk
1-2 Tbsp sugar
1-2 tsp cardamom
1 tsp black seeds (haba soda) (nigella seeds )optional
1 tsp mahlab (optional)
1 tsp salt

للعجين:

٤ كوب دقيق
١ ظرف خميرة (1/4 اونص)
١ كوب زبدة ذائبة (أو نصف زبدة ونصف زيت نباتي أو سمن )
١ كوب الحليب الدافئ
١-٢ ملعقة كبيرة من السكر
١-٢ هيل
١ ملعقة صغيرة حبة سودا اختياري
١ ملعقة صغيرة محلب (اختياري)
١ ملعقة صغيرة الملح
-Mix dry ingredients together.
-Add melted butter and mix very well then add warm milk and mix again then knead the dough by hand or a machine for about 5 to 10 minutes until become smooth.
-Cover the dough and put in a warm place to rise for about 1 to 2 hours.
For the filling:

#1 Coconut filling

2/3 cup dry coconut
1 tsp cardamom
1-2 Tbsp sugar
1-2 Tbsp water just to moisten the filling (just to moisten the filling)

# ١ حشوة جوز الهند

٢/٣ كوب جوز الهند الجاف
١ ملعقة صغيرة الهيل
١-٢ ملعقة كبيرة من السكر
١-٢ ملعقة كبيرة الماء فقط لترطيب الحشوة

تخلط جميع المكونات ثم تغطى وتضع جانبا.
Mix all the ingredients together then cover and set aside.
#2 Walnut filling:

2/3 cup walnut chopped very small
1 tsp cardamom
1-2 Tbsp sugar
1/2-1 Tbsp water (just to moisten the filling)

Mix all the ingredients then cover and set aside.
#٢ حشوة الجوز :

٢/٣ كوب جوز مفروم صغيرة جدا
١ ملعقة صغيرة هيل
١-٢ ملعقة كبيرة من السكر
١/٢-١ ملعقة كبيرة الماء (فقط لترطيب الحشوة

تخلط جميع المكونات ثم تغطى وتضع جانبا.
#3 Date filling:

4-8 oz date paste
1 tsp cardamom
2 Tbsp oil

Heat oil in a pan then add date and cardamom and cook for about a few minutes then cool it and cover and set aside.

#٣ حشوة التمر :
١/٢-١ كوب عجينة تمر
١ ملعقة صغيرة الهيل
٢ ملعقة كبيرة من الزيت
ثم يضاف الزيت الحار في وعاء ثم يضاف التمر والهيل ويطهى لمدة بضع دقائق ثم يبرده ويغطي ويوضع جانبا.
1 egg for egg wash.
بيضة واحدة مخفوقة لمسح الكعك
Steps:

Preheat the oven into 400 F

-When the dough is risen, divide it into three parts. Each for one filling.
-Roll out one part of dough with a rolling pin into a thin layer.
-Spread the date paste into a thin layer on top of the dough.
-Roll the dough like a jelly roll. Then flatten the surface a little with rolling pin as much thin and wide you prefer.
-Cut into 1-inch wide, and arrange in the pan which is lined up with parchment paper.
-Poke with a fork in a couple places to let the steam out while baking.
-Arrange on a pan. Brush top with egg wash and bake till the Klecha are golden brown. Mine too about 20 minutes
-Open another part of the dough with a rolling pin into a thin layer.
-Cut into circles (2-3” diameter) using a cookie cutter or a glass.
-Put 1 to 2 teaspoon of the walnut filling in the middle of the circle.
-Fold circle in half-moon shape.
-Crimp the edges.
-Arrange on a pan. Poke with fork. Brush with egg wash and bake until golden brown. Mine too about 20 minutes

-Open the last part of the dough with a rolling pin into a thin layer.
-Cut into circles using a cookie cutter or a glass.
-Put 1-2 small teaspoon of the coconut filling in the middle of the circle.
-Close the edges together and make a small ball
-Put the ball( the seem side should be up) in a wooden mold specifically made for making Klecha or any other mold then press gently.
-Flip the mold and hit it on a hard surface so the cookie come out with the a nice shape on top.
-Arrange on a pan. Poke with fork. Brush with egg wash and bake until golden brown. Mine too about 20 minutes.
Enjoy :)
Facebook:-
https://www.facebook.com/cooking.for.fun.page/

youtube:-
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCinkrO_NSXrAeDLU9avumQw

Instagram:-
https://www.instagram.com/cooking_for_fun_page/

twitter:-
https://twitter.com/cooking_for_fun

tumblr:-
https://www.tumblr.com/blog/cookingforfunpage

Google+:-

https://plus.google.com/u/0/+COOKINGFORFUN
Music:
Summer Sidewalk by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
Artist: http://audionautix.com/

Enjoy:)
#daterecipes #datecookies

Видео Iraqi Easter, Christmas and Eid Cookies (Klecha)كليجة العراقية /اطيب كليجة العيد / #Recipe209CFF канала COOKING FOR FUN اكلات متنوعة