Kichel (yiddish: קיכל, plural kichlach קיכלעך, the diminutive of קוכן kukhn "cake") is a slightly sweet cracker or cookie in jewish cuisine. made from eggs, flour, and sugar, the dough is rolled out flat and cut into bow-tie shapes.commercially prepared kichel are dry, bow-tie shaped pastries sprinkled with sugar. they are traditionally served at the kiddush in synagogues after shabbat services and are also a popular dessert at rosh hashanah.kichlach seem to have developed in central or eastern europe in ashkenazi jewish communities by the nineteenth century and subsequently gained popularity around the world with the diaspora and migrations in the twentieth century. kiddush in early twen...

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