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["I do not remember if the request for the sesame covered, bagel shaped rolls was ever given, but in case it wasn't, I found one in an", "Israeli cookbook: Yerushalayim shel mat'amim / [by] Rina Valero.", "showing] The book is in Hebrew.", "Place flour, margarine, oil, water, Arak, and spices into a bowl and mix till it is formed inot dough.", "Take a walnut size piece of dough and roll into a rope about 1/3 inch in circumference and about 5 1/2 inches long, then join the two ends together forming a bagel.", "Continue till all the dough is used up.", "Brush with egg white and sprinkle with sesame seeds.", "Bake 45 min in a pre-heated moderate oven [350 degrees F]", "Cold.", "Store in a closed container.", "I've never made them but I would spray the cookie sheet with Pam or possibly something similar to prevent sticking.", "From making real bagels, Iwould take the dough, poke a hole in the middle and stretch it into the proper shape and size.", "This way the ends will not come apart.", "I ask our Israeli friends to let us know how large is the package of self-rising flour [kemah tofe'ah]", "As to the ""mahleb"" I think it could be safely omitted if you cannot get it."]
