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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.
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