Name: Ka'ak al Quds (Jerusalem Sesame Bread)
Prep time: 120 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 140 min
Yield: 6 ka’ak
Ingredients: For the Dough:; 500g white bread flour (17 2/3 ounces; shy 4 cups, spooned ), such as King Arthur Bread Flour; 25g (scant 2 tablespoons) sugar; 12g (3 teaspoons) Diamond Crystal kosher salt; for table or fine sea salt use half as much by volume or the same weight; 10g (1 tablespoon) instant dry yeast, such as SAF; not RapidRise or active dry (see notes and also more info here ); 4g (1 teaspoon) baking powder; 355g (1 1/2 cups) whole milk, warm; Extra-virgin olive oil, for rubbing on the dough; To Form and Bake:; 225g hulled sesame seeds (about 1 1/2 cups); 150g grape molasses (about 1/2 cup; see note)

Prep Time

Cook Time

20m

Total Time

2h 20m

This traditional Ka'ak al Quds (Jerusalem Sesame Bread) recipe uses white bread flour, sugar, salt, yeast, baking powder, and warm whole milk for the dough. The bread is topped with hulled sesame seeds and grape molasses before being baked to perfection. A delicious and unique Middle Eastern bread.

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Servings: 6 ka’ak

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For The Dough

500g white bread flour (17 2/3 ounces; shy 4 cups, spooned ), such as King Arthur Bread Flour

25g (scant 2 tablespoons) sugar

12g (3 teaspoons) Diamond Crystal kosher salt; for table or fine sea salt use half as much by volume or the same weight

10g (1 tablespoon) instant dry yeast, such as SAF; not RapidRise or active dry (see notes and also more info here )

4g (1 teaspoon) baking powder

355g (1 1/2 cups) whole milk, warm

Extra-virgin olive oil, for rubbing on the dough

To Form And Bake

225g hulled sesame seeds (about 1 1/2 cups)

150g grape molasses (about 1/2 cup; see note)

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Nutrition Facts

Calories

705kcal

35%
Fat

16g

0%
Saturated Fat

2g

0%
Carbohydrates

117g

5%
Fiber

7g

0%
Sugar

22g

1%
Protein

20g

1%
Cholesterol

5mg

0%
Sodium

565mg

28%

Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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Nutrition Facts Nutrition facts are based on 1 serving. If servings is not specified, 6 is assumed for the total recipe.

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