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dina bayoud kohl
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine Lebanese
Servings 20 servings

Ingredients
  

  • 200 g fine semolina
  • 175 g all-purpose flour
  • 3 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 ½ teaspoons turmeric
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground aniseed
  • 250 ml cold milk
  • 200 g sugar
  • 100 ml sunflower oil
  • 30 g pine nuts
  • 1 ¼ tablespoons tahini to grease the pan

Instructions
 

  • Grease base and sides of the pan with the tahini.
  • In a small mixing bowl combine the milk and sugar and stir until sugar is completely dissolved.
  • In another mixing bowl combine all the dry ingredients. Pour in the oil first, and start mixing with a whisk. Almost simultaneously gradually add the milk-sugar mixture, and continue whisking until all ingredients are well combined and the batter is smooth.
  • Pour the batter into the greased pan and sprinkle all over with pine nuts.
  • Preheat oven (180°C, 350°F) and bake on lower second rack for about 25 minutes, until edges are a bit brownish. Insert a wooden tooth pick into the centre of the cake to check if the cake is ready. Remove from oven and let cool. Cut into 3 cm squares and store in an airtight container. Sfouf keeps well for up to one week, when stored in a cool place.

Notes

All images and text © Dina Bayoud Kohl for Dina’s Kitchen