Arabic food

Arabic food

Sunday, March 25, 2012

How to make sfouf


This is a very easy and well-known Arabic dessert. If baked well, it is light and fluffy.
Ingredients:
3 cups flour
3 cups semolina
2 ½ cup sugar
2 cups milk
1 cup vegetable oil
1 teaspoon ground aniseed
1 teaspoon ground turmeric
3 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon vanilla or a pinch of vanilla sugar
Pine seeds or almonds for garnish
Tahina/Tahini (a thick paste made from ground sesame seeds) to grease pan (medium rectangular or square)
Method:
1) Grease bottom of pan with tahini/tahina.
2) In a bowl mix all the ingredients together to get a mixture medium in thickness.
3) Spread the mixture in the pan and smooth the top with a spoon wetted with water.
4) Garnish with pine seeds or almonds
5) Bake for about 30 minutes or until the golden brown on top in an 350F/gas mark4/180 C oven.


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