Wednesday, March 21, 2007  Kaak Bi Haleeb (Milk Cakes)  Special
dessert Kaak Bi Haleeb (Milk Cakes) recipe from Zahle - Lebanon
usually made for Easter.     • 500g flour   • 100g butter   • 2
tbsp olive oil   • 1 cup of milk   • 200g sugar   • 1 tsp yeast
• 1 tsp powdered aromatic plants (wild cherry seed, marjoram,
aniseed)   1. Mix the flour, yeast, aromatic plants and
gradually add the olive oil and melted butter.   2. Dilute the
sugar in the milk and add to the mixture.   3. Knead the dough,
and allow to rest for 2 hours.   4. Shape flat cakes about 7 cm
in diameter and 1 cm thick. They can also be stretched in the
shapes of bracelets thick as a finger.   5. Bake in medium oven
after preheating it at a high temperature.   6. Once the kaaks
are baked, you can dilute 2 tablespoons of sugar in half a cup
of milk and dip the top face of the cakes in it, then sprinkle
them with sugar. Allow to dry a bit before serving.     1.
Replies     1. Powdered aromatic plants:       a mixture of
(wild cherry seed, marj