I made a Sfouf yesterday it's a semolina cake from the Middle-East flavored with aniseed and turmeric (all of the Arabic countries claim it as their own, why can't they just enjoy the cake!!!)
The word "sfouf" means "rows" and it is called this because it is traditionally cut into rows before serving. The yellow color of the cake comes from the tumeric. It has no eggs, reasonably healthy and perfect with tea or coffee.
Ingredients:
2 cups semolina flour (fine semolina)
1.5 cups plain flour
1 cup vegetable or olive oil or butter (240g)
1 tsp Turmeric
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp aniseed (ground)
1.5 cups sugar
1.5 cups milk
2 tbsp Tahini (sesame paste, please do not use butter you will not get the crunchy finish)
Sesame seeds, flaked or whole almonds or Pine nuts, to garnish
Preheat the oven to 180?C
In a bowl, mix semolina, flour, turmeric, baking powder, and aniseed. Add oil and stir to make a paste.
In another bowl, melt sugar in cold milk. Add gradually to the flour and spices paste and whisk or use a hand blender.
Grease the baking dish (13" x 9")with Tahini and pour batter. Tap dish on table to make sure it?s flat. Sprinkle with sesame, pine nuts or decorate with flaked or whole almonds.
Bake for approximately 30 minutes, or until golden-brown then put under grill for a few minutes, be careful it does not burn.
Allow to cool for 30 minutes then cut into rows.
It is not over sweet a little dry and goes really well with tea or coffee.
Simple to make and delicious to eat.............enjoy.
curry-man86
Try it, does not cost a lot to make, you could change the aniseed to cardamom and maybe some rosewater Mmmmm that sounds nice, that's how I'm going to perfume the next one I make, all excited now.
curry-man86