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1. PLAIN CAKE. "Paklava."
SADEH PAKLAVA.
Ingredients:
Flour .....................................2 cupfuls.
Sugar ...................................3/4 cupfuls.
Butter .............................2 tablespoonfuls.
Eggs ..............................................2.
Method:
Make a stiff paste of the flour, the sugar, the butter, the beaten eggs with
some lukewarm water, and leave aside for 10 to 15 minutes. Then cut this paste
into egg-sized pieces, roll out each one into a very fine sheet, and fold
separately into triangle shape, or place the sheets one on top of the other in a
flat pan, and cut with a sharp knife into square or diamond shapes. When this is
ready--done up in either way suggested above--pour some hot butter over the
whole, and place the pan in a hot oven. When the Paklava begins to get browned,
pour over it some more hot butter and watch closely, until the whole is well
done. After this, take the pan out of the oven, and remove two or three of the
cakes temporarily, and tilt the pan on one side in order to cause the remaining
butter to gather on the lower side, when
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