Lebanese Cooking:Kaak Bi Haleeb, A Famous Lebanese Dessert

Lebanon country is renowned for its diverse culinary tradition and for many years, Lebanese food has been accepted worldwide because of its association with modernity and a fast paced life.

Lebanon has been ruled by many foreign powers and therefore one could see that impact in the kind of food eaten by Lebanese. During the year 1516-1918, Lebanon was ruled by Ottoman turks who had introduced many foods that actually became staples in the Lebanese diet, such as cooking with lamb. Amongst the most famous traditional Lebanese dishes, shawarma and kibbeh are very popular. Knefe is another traditional dish of Lebanese which is made with phyllo( phyllo is nothing but a paper-thin sheets of flour dough) and cheese.

No meal is complete wihout the dessert part. So why not try a great Lebanese dessert Kaak Bi Haleeb.This dish will give you a big reason to cheer! Take a look at this simplest recipe to explore on yummy Lebanese desserts.

The major ingredients required for making kaak Bi Haleeb are listed below :

1 kg flour
200g butter
4 tbsp cooking oil
2 cups milk
400g sugar
2 tsp yeast
2 tsp powdered aromatic plants such as cherry seed, marjoram and aniseed

How to make kaak bi haleeb:

Take a bowl and mix the flour, yeast and aromatic plants and add oil and melted butter into that. Mix them well. Take another bowl and dilute the sugar and milk and add to the previous mixture. Now you can knead the mixture into soft dough. Keep the dough for 2 hours. Roll out flat cakes and keep them in a pre heated oven. Bake them on medium heat till you see they are turning into kaaks. Once they are baked, you can take out from the oven and sprinkle some sugar on top. Allow them to dry. After they are completely dried, you can enjoy the tasty kaak Bi Haleeb.

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