tunisian chickpea cookies

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Tunisian Chickpea Cookies (Ghraiba)

 

Recipe By :Aliza Green, Bean Bible

Serving Size : 24 Preparation Time :0:00

Categories : Bean Bible Desserts

 

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method

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1 1/2 cups toasted chickpea flour

1/2 cup unbleached all-purpose flour

1/4 teaspoon baking powder

1/2 cup sugar

2 tablespoons olive oil

4 tablespoons melted unsalted butter

1 tablespoon water -- double if needed

1/2 cup hulled white sesame seeds

 

1. Preheat the oven to 325F. In a blender or food processor, place the toasted

chickpea flour, all-purpose flour, baking powder, and sugar. Add the olive oil

and butter and process to combine. Add the water, using only enough to moisten

the dough. As soon as the dough comes together into a ball, it is ready.

 

2. Remove the dough from the blender and knead slightly on a lightly floured

surface until smooth. Divide the dough into 6 equal portions. Roll each portion

into a log about 3/4 inch in diameter. Spread the sesame seeds out evenly on a

baking sheet.

 

3. Lightly roll the dough logs in the sesame seeds until coated. Cut the rolls

diagonally into 2-inch-thick slices. Arrange on a separate baking sheet lined

with parchment paper. Bake for 15 minutes or until lightly browned. The cookies

should be crunchy on the outsides and soft on the insides. Transfer the cookies

to a cooling rack and let cool. To store, place in a cookie tin and keep up to 4

days.

 

S(Adapted by):

" Hanneman (kitpath) on 27-Apr-2001 "

Yield:

" 24 cookies "

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Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 90 Calories; 5g Fat (47.7% calories from

fat); 2g Protein; 10g Carbohydrate; 1g Dietary Fiber; 5mg Cholesterol; 9mg

Sodium. Exchanges: 1/2 Grain(Starch); 0 Lean Meat; 1 Fat; 1/2 Other

Carbohydrates.

 

NOTES : These unusual cookies are made from toasted chickpea flour and rolled in

white sesame seeds. In Tunisia, they are typically served accompanied by a glass

of hot, sweet mint tea. The name ghraiba means " foreign, " indicating that the

original recipe was brought to Tunisia from somewhere else, perhaps the Middle

East. The chickpea flour called for here (available at Middle Eastern and Indian

groceries and health food stores) is inexpensive.

 

Nutr. Assoc. : 26671 0 0 0 0 1553 0 1357

 

 

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