Ka'ak al-Quds or Ka'ak ibsimsim A Middle Eastern Toasted Sesame DREAM..I mean Bread!

Hello welcome to my little culinary space here on youtube! Today we are getting down in the kitchen and delivering a Palestinian Middle Eastern toasted sesame bread called, Ka’k Al- Quds or Ka’k ibsimsim
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from the neighborhood bakeries in the street of Jordan. Give this a try and it’ll become a staple in your little world of nostalgia and you will see what I’m talking about!

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THE Ka’ik Al-Quds Recipe:

Combine and let rest for 10-15mins or till it puffs up:
1 cup water (warm, at room temp I warmed it in the microwave for 35 seconds)
1 Tablespoon instant yeast (equivalent to 3 teaspoons)
2 Tablespoons sugar


While the yeast blooms combine the rest of the ingredients before adding it at the end.
3 1/2 cups of WHITE BREAD FLOUR very important
3 Tablespoons milk
3 Tablespoons extra virgin olive oil df
2 teaspoons salt
1/4 cup plain yogurt (equivalent to 4 Tablespoons)


Knead for 7-9 minutes. Rub olive oil on the dough (to prevent it from forming a skin and sticking to the bowl) and walls of the bowl before covering it and
Letting the dough proof in warm place like an oven for 60-90mins or until doubled in size

Prepare:
bowl of cold water and
a bowl of 3 cups of UNtoasted sesame seeds


After the dough has double in size, punch it down till it is back to its’ original size and split in 2.

Take one ball and roll it into a log the width of the tray, taking a serrated knife cut down the center to create a 0 oval or zero shape. It helps to bring the fingers to the center of the dough while cutting.
Or roll the ball into a long log and join the two ends by rolling the joined ends once or twice under the palm of a hand.

Once the oval or zero 0 shape has been achieved, hold the entire dough as evenly as possible and quickly dunk it in the cold water and let it drip for a second or two before putting the wet dough into the
untoasted raw sesame seeds and covering the entire surface area. The sesame seeds will grab onto the dough until there isn’t a single spot on the dough that is showing. Take the dough out—gently and place it on the cookie tray
where it will be shaped or guided back into the signature oval shape. Make sure there is a 1 inch space in the center so it doesnt bake into itself and not more than that or it’ll look like a ring from Jupiter.

Preheat the oven to 475F
Bake the bread for 15-20mins or until golden brown.
If you used TOASTED sesame seeds instead, they will brown too much so lower the oven temperature to 420F and bake longer for about 25mins or until golden.

Once they have come out of the oven spray them down generously with a spray bottle filled with fresh water. Spray each 20 times that once and let it cool completely.
Once cool enough to handle rip open into the perfect sandwich bread FULLL of aromatic middle eastern flavors and memories I hold near and dear to my heart.

To store it, put it in a bag or plastic wrap after completely cooled. Not hot or it will get gummy and attract bacteria.
To reheat spray all around with water and pop back into a 350 degree oven for a few minutes till the water has evaporated and the bread is plush as a pillow.

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