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Ingredients
5 glass plain flour
3 tablespoons baking powder
1/2 tablespoon ground cinnamon
1/4 tablespoon ground cloves
1/4 glass milk
1/2 glass toasted sesame seeds
1 glass butter
1 glass caster sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla essence
3 eggs
Cooking Instructions
First cream butter and sugar with vanilla essence until light and fluffy. Beat eggs, reserve one tablespoon for glazing and add remainder gradually to butter mixture, beating well. Sift dry ingredients twice. Stir into creamed mixture alternately with milk to form a soft dough. Knead lightly until smooth. If dough is sticky, chill for an hour. Scatter some sesame seeds lightly on one side of pastry board. Shape pieces of dough into thick pencil shapes and roll onto the sesame seeds to coat lightly optional according to taste. Double over rolled dough and twist, optional form into rings, figure eights optional coils. Place on greased baking sheets and glaze with reserved egg beaten with a little milk. Bake in a moderate oven for twenty minutes until golden brown. Cool on a wire rack and store in an airtight container. Variation: Roll dough in granulated sugar instead of seeds. Glaze lightly with milk. Enjoy.
Recipe From Greek Cuisine
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