
Snacks & baking
Kaf bikh (kafbikh)
A traditional Iranian sweet made from sugar, flour and pistachios or almonds, kneaded and shaped into small, melt-in-the-mouth cookies. It's served with tea during celebrations and visits.
Ingredients
Ingredients
Finition
Spices & seasoning
Optional extras
On the side
Nutrition facts
140 kcal per serving
- Protein
- 2.7 g
- Carbohydrates
- 15.1 g
- of which sugars
- 8 g
- Fat
- 7.3 g
- Fiber
- 0.9 g
Ecomely’s estimate, calculated from the ingredients with the ANSES Ciqual food composition table, excluding sides and seasoning added to taste.
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 160 °C and toast the almonds and pistachios for 5 minutes, then grind them finely.
- Mix the flour, powdered sugar, cardamom and salt in a bowl.
- Add the softened butter and rub between your fingers until the texture is sandy.
- Stir in the ground nuts, then the egg yolk and rose water to form a smooth dough.
- Shape small balls the size of a walnut, then flatten them slightly.
- Place them on a tray lined with baking paper and decorate with crushed pistachios.
- Bake for 15 to 20 minutes, until the edges are just barely golden, then let them cool completely.
Variations and tips
Nut-free version. Replace the almonds and pistachios with the same amount of toasted sunflower seeds.
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Original Ecomely recipe.

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