Hey everyone, hope you are having an incredible day today. Today, I will show you a way to make a distinctive dish, turmeric cake - sfouf. It is one of my favorites. This time, I’m gonna make it a little bit tasty. This will be really delicious.
Turmeric cake - sfouf is one of the most favored of recent trending meals in the world. It is simple, it’s fast, it tastes delicious. It is enjoyed by millions daily. Turmeric cake - sfouf is something which I have loved my entire life. They’re fine and they look wonderful.
Sfouf is an arabic word that means lines and it's used here to describe the way this cake is cut into lines. The cake itself is a semolina-turmeric oil-based yellow cake. It's a simple plain cake with mild flavors and not at all sweet - the perfect light dessert or snack to go with your cup of coffee! What do you need to make sfouf?
To begin with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can have turmeric cake - sfouf using 12 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Turmeric cake - sfouf:
- Get 5 cups flour
- Get 2 cups sugar
- Prepare 1 cup vegetable oil
- Make ready 1 1/2 cups water
- Take 2 teaspoons baking powder
- Prepare 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- Get 2 teaspoons turmeric powder
- Make ready 1 tablespoon aniseed powder
- Prepare 1 teaspoon mahlab, if available
- Make ready 1 teaspoon tahini, sesame paste
- Get - For garnishing:
- Make ready 10 almonds, cut in halves
Mix flour, turmeric, baking powder, and anise seed powder together in a bowl. Make a well in the center; mix in oil and butter. Stir in sweetened anise water until batter is the consistency of thick yogurt. The turmeric gives the cake a beautiful yellow color and such a distinct and wonderful taste.
Instructions to make Turmeric cake - sfouf:
- Preheat the oven to medium heat.
- In a bowl, mix all the ingredients together, except the water and the tahini paste. Mix well.
- Add gradually the water while kneading until you get a medium/soft batter. Add more water if needed.
- Brush a 30 cm diameter baking tray with tahini paste and pour the batter in the tray. Flatten and smooth the top.
- Decorate with almond halves and bake for around 30 min until the top is golden in color.
- Leave aside to cool. Serve pieces cut into medium-sized squares.
Stir in sweetened anise water until batter is the consistency of thick yogurt. The turmeric gives the cake a beautiful yellow color and such a distinct and wonderful taste. Turmeric is actually one of those popular "superfoods," as it is loaded with antioxidants and has many other health benefits. This cake is very different from any other cake you have eaten. Sfouf is a traditional Lebanese turmeric cake that is perfect to have with a nice cup of coffee.
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