Hey everyone, it’s Drew, welcome to my recipe site. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a special dish, turmeric cake - sfouf. It is one of my favorites food recipes. This time, I’m gonna make it a bit tasty. This will be really delicious.
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?
Turmeric cake - sfouf is one of the most well liked of current trending meals in the world. It’s appreciated by millions every day. It is easy, it’s fast, it tastes yummy. Turmeric cake - sfouf is something which I have loved my entire life. They are fine and they look fantastic.
To get started with this recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can cook turmeric cake - sfouf using 12 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
<<<<<<< HEAD ======= >>>>>>> 4d1aa472 (theme adsterra-za)The ingredients needed to make Turmeric cake - sfouf:
- Take 5 cups flour
- Make ready 2 cups sugar
- Take 1 cup vegetable oil
- Get 1 1⁄2 cups water
- Make ready 2 teaspoons baking powder
- Take 1⁄2 teaspoon baking soda
- Make ready 2 teaspoons turmeric powder
- Make ready 1 tablespoon aniseed powder
- Prepare 1 teaspoon mahlab, if available
- Take 1 teaspoon tahini, sesame paste
- Take - For garnishing:
- Take 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.
<<<<<<< HEAD ======= >>>>>>> 4d1aa472 (theme adsterra-za)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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