Sfouf is a Lebanese dessert, a healthy semolina cake.
Ingredients
- 3 cups semolina
- 1 cup maida/ flour
- 2 cups sugar
- 2 tsp turmeric powder
- 2 ½ tsp baking powder
- 1 cup vegetable oil
- 1 ½ cups milk
- 1 handful de-skinned almonds
- 1 pinch of salt
Preparation guide
- Grease two 9″ baking pans with oil.
- Mix semolina, maida, sugar, turmeric and baking powder in a large bowl with pinch of salt.
- Add oil and milk and mix all the ingredient still the batter is smooth.
- Pour the batter into the baking pans.
- Decorate with slivered almonds.
- Bake it at 350oF for 30 to 40 minutes.
- Wait for the cake to cool and cut into slices.
Health benefits. Semolina is rich in protein, iron and fibre. Almonds are rich in protein and vitamin E. Turmeric has antioxidants, which help the body fight cancer and other diseases.
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