Sfouf

Sfouf. A Lebanese sweet bread that makes for a perfect "not too sweet" cake, and one that we love to make... and eat!

The best part... it is super easy and you can literally get everything you need to make this in store.

What you will need: 

• 1 1/2 cups fine semolina
• 2 cups of white sugar 
• 2 1/2 cups of special white flour (00) or plain flour 
• 1 1/4 tablespoons of turmeric powder 
• 4 teaspoons of baking powder 
• 1 teaspoon of vanilla sugar 
• 1 cup cooking oil 
• 2 cups full cream milk
• tahini
• Almonds (slivered or blanched), You can substitute almonds for and of your favourite nuts.

Method

1. Start by preheating your oven to 180 degrees 
2. Grease your baking tray generously with tahini paste
3. Mix together all of your dry ingredients, make sure there are no lumps
4. Slowly stir in your oil (any vegetable oil will do), followed by your milk
5. Mix well.
6. Once your mixture is of a smooth consistency, pour into your baking tray
7. Garnish your mix with the almonds or the nuts of your choice generously
8. Place your tray in the oven, allowing to cook for approximately 30-40min, turning the tray in between cooking to cook evenly through. 
9. The cake should not be wet inside so make sure to test with a skewer. 
10. Once ready, allow cake to cool before slicing.
11. Enjoy!

Tips:

• When using cup measurements use a 'large' cup, doesn't matter which size, as long as it is the same cup you are using for all the measurements 
• We use a vanilla sugar that we make ourselves, with whole vanilla beans and caster sugar, this allows for a more authentic flavour but you can also use ready made vanilla sugar.