Fekkas Recipe

• 4 cups Flour
• 2/3 cup Sugar
• 1/8 tsp Salt
• 2 tsp Baking Powder
• 1 tbsp Anise Seeds
• ¼ cup Golden Unhulled Sesame Seeds (toasted)
• ¼ cup Golden Raisins (soaked in warm water until plump & drained)
• ½ cup Almonds (coarsely chopped)
• ¼ cup Butter (melted)
• ¼ cup Vegetable Oil
• ¼ cup Orange Flower Water
• 3 large Eggs
• 1 tsp Vanilla
• Egg Wash (1 egg beaten with 1 tablespoon milk)

• Preheat the oven at 350°F. Grease a baking sheet with little oil.
• Take 3½ cup flour with sugar, salt, baking powder, sesame, anise seeds, raisins, almonds and mix it well.
• Put in eggs, oil, butter, orange flower water, vanilla and blend it well making into little sticky dough.
• Shape the dough into big balls and roll them forming into logs. Transfer them to baking sheet keeping atleast 2 inch distance between each.
• Brush them off with egg wash and dig holes on logs using a fork.
• Bake it for 20-25 min. Then let it cool and cover it up with towel. Keep it aside for a day.
• Preheat the oven at 400°F. Slice the logs into ¼" pieces and place them in a baking sheet.
• Bake it in a batch for 15-20 min and serve it.