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Karaman hacı lokuru (tahini butter pastry cubes)

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Ingredients

  • 1,000 gWheat flour
  • 400 gButter
  • 200 gTahini
  • 4 gSalt
  • 400 gWater

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Grams are the real measure. Glasses and spoons are approximate and vary by ingredient. 1 Turkish glass is 200 ml.

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Cross-section

  1. Wheat flour50%
  2. Butter20%
  3. Water20%
  4. Tahini10%
  5. Salt 0%

Ingredients by weight, heaviest at the bottom.

Method

  1. Mix the flour, butter, tahini and salt.

  2. Add the water and knead into a firm dough. Rest it for 3-5 minutes.

    3 min

  3. Cut the dough into 100 g pieces and roll them round by hand. Cover with a cloth and rest for 15 minutes.

    15 min

  4. Stretch each piece by hand into a rope about 2 cm thick. Cut with a sharp knife every 2 cm, turning the dough on its axis with each cut to make cubes.

  5. Arrange the cubes on a tray and bake until the surface turns brown. Eat warm or cold.

    15 min

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Last changed: November 1, 2026

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