Halwa Shebakia I

Ramadhan special sesame cookies
* Can be prepared in 55 Minutes and serves 14 – 16 persons.
== Ingredients ==
* 4 lbs flour
* 3 lbs butter
* 2 lbs sesame seeds; plus additional toasted seeds for sprinkling
* 1 tbsp dry yeast dissolved in ½ cup water
* 20 g gum arabic optional
* 1 tbsp saffron stamens
* ½ lb smen seasoned butter
* 1 tbsp cinnamon, ground
* 1 qt vegetable oil
* 1 qt vegetable oil; for frying
* 10 lbs honey
== Directions ==
# In a food processor process all the ingredients, except the honey, into a paste.
# Take a walnut-sized piece of paste and roll it out very thin.
# Using a metal cut-out typically found in Morocco, with different designs, cut out cookies and let them rise for 15 minutes.
# Deep-fry the cookies in the remaining quart of oil in batches over low heat just to brown.
# Soak the cookies in the honey for 15 minutes.
# Remove and sprinkle with toasted sesame seeds.
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