Israeli Bagelach

Ingredients: 1 pkt Self-rising flour (500 grams or about 1 1/4 lb) 100 gm Margarine 3 tbl Oil 3/4 cup Lukewarm water 2 tbl Arak 1/2 tsp Salt 1/4 tsp"mahleb" seeds, ground 1 Egg white 50 gm Sesame seeds (about 2 oz.)

Cooking Instructions: Place flour, margarine, oil, water, Arak, and spices into a bowl and mix until 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 until all the dough is used up. Brush with egg white and sprinkle with sesame seeds. Bake 45 minutes in a pre-heated moderate oven 350 degrees F. Cool. Store in a closed container.

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