Eggless Sekerpare from Turkey is my choice for S. These soft cookies are soaked Sugar Syrup. I was planning to make these on Friday, time simply passed and I finally ended up baking it only today.
I adapted these from Sandhya's, however mine were not completely dry though, even after drying it for a while. I loved the taste though and I think I will be completely it myself.
Today is S for Sekerpare from Turkey
In the ABC Bake around the World series:
A for Afghan Biscuit from New Zealand
B for Brownie from the United States
C for Cheese Crackers with Parmesan from Italy
D for Devil’s Food Cake from the United States
E for English Muffin Bread from the United Kingdom
F for Fougasse from France
G for Garlic Bread from India
H for Hot Cross Bun from England
I for Ischler Cookies are from Austria
J for Johnny Cake from Belize
K for Kugelhopf from Europe
L for Lekach from Germany
M for Mupotohayi | Chimodho from Zimbabwe
N for Nutella Chocolate Chip Cookies from Italy
O for Oatmeal Raisin Cookies from Scotland
P for Peanut Cookies from China
Q for Qurabiya from Iran
R for Russian Rose Bread from Russia
Step by Step Pictures for Eggless Sekerpare
Eggless Turkish Sekerpare
Ingredients Needed:
For the cookies
1 & 1/4 cup All Purpose Flour
1/4 cup Semolina / Rava / Sooji
1/4 cup (fine) Sugar
5 tbsp Butter soft
1/4 cup Curds Yogurt
1/ 2 tsp Baking Powder
A Pinch Salt
Almonds to garnish
For the syrup
3/4 cup Sugar
1 cup Water
1 tsp Lemon Juice
How to make Sekerpare
To make the sugar syrup:
In a saucepan, combine the sugar and the water, cook it in low to medium heat.
When the sugar melts and the syrup comes to a boil, add the lemon juice and let it boil for 5 minutes until it gets slightly syrupy.
Turn off the flame and let the syrup cool down to room temperature.
To make the cookies:
In a mixing bowl, add the softened butter, sugar. Whisk with a mixer to beat well.
Next add the curds, continue to beat.
Pulse the semolina for couple of times, add to the bowl, beat again.
Next add the flour, baking powder and salt. Then add more flour to get a non sticky dough.
Preheat the oven to 185C. Line a baking tray with parchment.
Divide the dough to 12 equal balls and flatten them slightly with your hands and place them on the baking tray.
If you wish to garnish, press an almond on top. Bake the cookies for about 25 minutes until they are slightly brown.
Remove the cookies on a tray, spoon the cool sugar syrup over the warm cookies.
Add all the sugar syrup and keep spooning the syrup on the cookies couple of times, till all the syrup is used.
Let it dry away, the cookies would have absorbed all the syrup.
Recipe
Eggless Turkish Sekerpare
Ingredients
For the cookies
- 1 & 1/4 cup All Purpose Flour
- 1/4 cup Semolina /Rava / Sooji
- 1/4 cup Sugar powdered
- 5 tbsp Butter soft
- 1/4 cup Curds /Yogurt
- 1/ 2 tsp Baking Powder
- A Pinch Salt
- Almonds to garnish
For the syrup
- 3/4 cup Sugar
- 1 cup Water
- 1 tsp Lemon Juice
- 1 tsp Lemon Juice
Instructions
To make the sugar syrup:
- In a saucepan, combine the sugar and the water, cook it in low to medium heat.
- When the sugar melts and the syrup comes to a boil, add the lemon juice and let it boil for 5 minutes until it gets slightly syrupy.
- Turn off the flame and let the syrup cool down to room temperature.
To make the cookies:
- In a mixing bowl, add the softened butter, sugar. Whisk with a mixer to beat well.
- Next add the curds, continue to beat.
- Pulse the semolina for couple of times, add to the bowl, beat again.
- Next add the flour, baking powder and salt. Then add more flour to get a non sticky dough.
- Preheat the oven to 185C. Line a baking tray with parchment.
- Divide the dough to 12 equal balls and flatten them slightly with your hands and place them on the baking tray.
- If you wish to garnish, press an almond on top. Bake the cookies for about 25 minutes until they are slightly brown.
- Remove the cookies on a tray, spoon the cool sugar syrup over the warm cookies.
- Add all the sugar syrup and keep spooning the syrup on the cookies couple of times, till all the syrup is used.
- Let it dry away, the cookies would have absorbed all the syrup.
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Priya Suresh says
Amazing, Sekerpare is sitting in my to do list since a while, havent tried my hands with these turkish cookies, they looks simply fantabulous.
vaishalisabnani says
I am drooling over these moist cookies , love the idea of sugar syrup , would love to bite into these Turkish delight . Somehow Turkish sweets always fascinate me .
Sowmya:) says
Soaked in sugar syrup sounds so amazing!! They look so tasty and tempting. I have to try these soon.
Namratha says
That's an interesting cookie, soaked in sugar syrup. Looks delicious and I think we'd enjoy these. Good one!
Pavani says
I remember seeing these on Sandhya's blog and bookmarking them. They look and sound delicious. You are tempting me to try these some time.
srividhya says
Reminds of our rasagulla.. Love those yummy cookies soaked in sugar syrup. Interesting share.
Harini-Jaya R says
I can see how these can be addictive for sweet lovers like me. They look absolutely delicious, Valli.
cookingwithsapana says
Those sekerpare are a real Turkish treat. I remember baking them a couple of years back an totally love it. Your post is tempting me to back them again.
Sandhya Ramakrishnan says
These cookies absolutely tested my patience as I had to wait a good 4 to 5 hours to taste them. Absolutely loved it when I baked them and now I am really tempted to bake them again!
ruchi indu says
They look so nice soft and buttery. A real turkish treat.
Sharmila - The Happie Friends Potpourri Corner says
How soft and melt in mouth texture the cookies has got!! Lovely bake!!