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Sfouf (Turmeric Cake) Recipe

Sfouf is a Middle Eastern semolina turmeric cake, made with simple ingredients, no eggs and no butter. It's vegan-friendly, light and delightful
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine Lebanon
Calories 197 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 1 ½ cup  coarse semolina or fine, or mixture of both
  • ½  cup  all-purpose or cake flour
  • 1 tablespoon turmeric
  • 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
  • ½  cup  canola oil or other neutral oil
  • 1 cup  milk
  • 1 cup cane sugar
  • 1-2  tablespoons  tahini to grease the pan can be replaced with oil
  • Handful of pine nuts or almonds

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 375ºF and grease a 9×9" baking pan with the tahini sesame oil or other oil.
  • Mix the dry ingredients (semolina, flour, turmeric and baking powder) together in a large bowl.
  • Mix the wet ingredients (canola oil, milk and cane sugar) in another small bowl until the sugar is completely dissolved in the mixture.
  • Combine the dry and wet ingredients until batter is smooth and bright yellow. Pour the batter into the prepared pan, and sprinkle the pine nuts all over.
  • Bake in the preheated oven for 30-35 minutes until the pine nuts are golden.
  • Cool on a wire rack and cut into 16 squares or diamond shapes.

Notes

Nutrition Information:
  • Carbohydrates: 28g
  • Protein: 3g
  • Fat: 8g
  • Cholesterol: 1mg
  • Sodium: 7mg
  • Potassium: 106mg
  • Sugar: 13g
  • Vitamin A: 25IU
  • Vitamin C: 0.1mg
  • Calcium: 38mg
  • Iron: 1.1mg
Keyword Sfouf Cake