Date Cookies (Eid Cookies) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

4 cups flour
1 teaspoon fenugreek seeds, ground
1 pinch salt
1 tablespoon granulated sugar
1 tablespoon instant yeast
1 cup clarified butter
1 1/2 cups milk
2 cups dates, pitted
2 teaspoons ground nutmeg
1 egg white
1 cup sesame seeds

Preparation

Mix flour, ground fenugreek, salt, granulated sugar and instant yeast in a large bowl.
Add the clarified butter; mix with your hands until well incorporated.
Heat the milk until warm; add gradually to flour mixture.
Knead to form a soft dough.
Cover with a damp cloth for 1/2 hour.
Put the dates in a bowl; add nutmeg; knead with your hands.
Take a small piece of dough; pat down onto work surface.
Take a smaller piece of dates and roll it with your hands to form a small rope.
Place the date rope in the middle of the piece of dough and enclose it with the dough and roll into a rope; make sure the date is entirely covered with dough.
Shape your rope into an 'S' and place on a baking sheet.
Repeat with the remainder of dough and date filling.
Brush your 'S's with egg white; sprinkle with sesame seeds.
Bake in a preheated oven at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 12 to 15 minutes or until golden in color.