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

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.