Name: Sfouf (Lebanese Turmeric Cake)
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Yield: 16
Ingredients: Tahini - 1 tablespoon; Boiling water - 1 ½ cups; Whole anise seeds - 2 teaspoons; White sugar - 1 ½ cups; All-purpose flour - 3 cups; Ground turmeric - 2 teaspoons; Baking powder - 1 ½ teaspoons; Anise seed powder - 1 ¼ teaspoons; Vegetable oil - ½ cup; Unsalted butter, melted - ½ cup; Pine nuts - 2 tablespoons

Recipe information

Cooking:

15 min.

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Ingredients for - Sfouf (Lebanese Turmeric Cake)

1. Tahini - 1 tablespoon

2. Boiling water - 1 ½ cups

3. Whole anise seeds - 2 teaspoons

4. White sugar - 1 ½ cups

5. All-purpose flour - 3 cups

6. Ground turmeric - 2 teaspoons

7. Baking powder - 1 ½ teaspoons

8. Anise seed powder - 1 ¼ teaspoons

9. Vegetable oil - ½ cup

10. Unsalted butter, melted - ½ cup

11. Pine nuts - 2 tablespoons

How to cook deliciously - Sfouf (Lebanese Turmeric Cake)

1. Stage

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking pan with tahini.

2. Stage

Combine boiling water and anise seeds in a glass measuring cup; let steep, about 5 minutes. Strain into a bowl; stir in sugar until dissolved. Discard anise seeds.

3. Stage

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.

4. Stage

Pour batter into the prepared baking pan. Score top into diamond shapes with the tip of a knife; place 1 pine nut in the center of each diamond.

5. Stage

Bake in the preheated oven until top is lightly browned, about 30 minutes.