Dessert

Sellou / Sfouf

Name: Sellou / Sfouf
Total time: 1h
Yield: 12 servings
Cuisine: Morocco
Ingredients: 500g flour; 250g sesame seeds; 250g almonds; 1 tsp anise, ground; 1 tsp cinnamon; 1 tsp fennel; 200g butter, melted; 250g honey; Icing sugar

Toasted flour, sesame and almonds bound with honey and butter into a rich, energy-dense confection — Ramadan and postpartum staple.

1h 12 servings Medium

Ingredients

• 500g flour
• 250g sesame seeds
• 250g almonds
• 1 tsp anise, ground
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1 tsp fennel
• 200g butter, melted
• 250g honey
• Icing sugar

Method

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Toast flour in a dry pan until deep beige; sieve.

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1
Toast flour in a dry pan until deep beige; sieve.
2
Toast sesame and almonds; grind almonds coarsely, half the sesame fine.
3
Combine dry ingredients and spices.
4
Work in melted butter and honey until it clumps in the hand.
5
Mound on a plate; press and dust with icing sugar and whole almonds.