Turkish Salty Fork Biscuits (Catal)
Ingredients:
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2 sticks butter on margarine (1 cup) at room temperature |
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1/3 cup corn oil |
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4 tablespoon yogurt |
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1 tablespoon mahalep (grinded with mortar and pestle) |
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2-1/2 teaspoon baking powder |
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1 egg yolk |
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4-1/2 to 5 cup all purpose flour |
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1 egg white (to brush the biscuits) |
Directions:
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In a large bowl mix together butter, corn oil, egg and plain yogurt.
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Sift together the baking powder and flour top of it, Add powdered mahalep and knead to make a soft dough. Rest for half an hour.
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Take about tablespoonful pieces and shape a long stick.
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Make a wide S shape and pinch together ends of it to make the traditional shape of fork biscuit.
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Put them in a greased baking sheet and brush with egg white mixed with little water. Sprinkle with black or sesame seeds.
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Bake in a preheated 400F (200C) oven until golden brown.
note: With the same dough you can also make ring shape kandil simids (It is traditional in Turkey to make it in a special religions days. After you shape a small rings dip it in a egg white mixed with little water and right after dip in a roasted sesame seeds and bake it as in the recipe.
