DISH RESEARCH · Bread
Ka'ak al-Quds
Also known as: كعك القدس
Ka’ak al-Quds is Jerusalem’s sesame-covered oval bread, familiar from Palestinian street vendors and breakfast tables.
About Ka'ak al-Quds
Ka’ak al-Quds is Jerusalem’s sesame-covered oval bread, familiar from Palestinian street vendors and breakfast tables. Hajar Larbah’s rendition has a soft, airy centre beneath a densely seeded, lightly crisp surface.
Milk enriches the wheat dough, and toasted sesame gives the crust its nutty flavour. The elongated ring leaves plenty of seeded edge around the tender interior.
The bread is enjoyed warm. Olive oil and za’atar offer a simple accompaniment, adding a fragrant, tangy seasoning to pieces of the bread without obscuring its sesame character.
Allergens in this recipe
Contains: Milk, Wheat, Sesame.
Other allergen details are unconfirmed.
Ingredients vary by restaurant. Confirm your allergens with staff before ordering.
Ingredients in Ka'ak al-Quds
Hajar Larbah’s Jerusalem sesame kaak.
- WaterLiquid
- Milk for dough and coatingLiquid
- Instant yeastSeasoning
- Granulated white sugarSweetener
- All-purpose wheat flourBase
- SaltSeasoning
- Olive oilCooking medium
- Toasted sesame seedsTopping
- Prepared za’atarAccompaniment · Optional accompaniment · Optional
Ingredient details & uncertainties
Allergen information is incomplete. Unconfirmed details do not establish that an allergen is absent.
- Water: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual139/170.
- Milk for dough and coating: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Milk source-confirmed. Actual144 dough and first offered whole-milk coating168; half-and-half alternative not selected.
- Instant yeast: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual149/170, exact instant form retained, broad mapping.
- Granulated white sugar: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual152/171.
- All-purpose wheat flour: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Wheat source-confirmed. Actual155/171.
- Salt: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual158/171.
- Olive oil: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual161/173 bowl and dough list; shared optional dipping93 does not make main input optional.
- Toasted sesame seeds: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Sesame source-confirmed. Actual165/174–178; required bread crust.
- Prepared za’atar (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Sesame source-confirmed. Optional dipping menu93; known oregano, thyme, sesame and sumac, complete intended product/manufacturing formula unprovided and unlinked.
Origins & food traditions
Palestine association in the attributed source; no exclusive invention claim.
Countries
- Palestine
- PalestineCatalogue link pending review
Cuisines & regions
- Palestinian
- Palestinian CuisineCatalogue link pending review
AI-generated illustration of one possible presentation. Recipes and ingredients vary; the image does not establish allergen content.