Sfouf (Turmeric Cake)
Sfouf is a Middle Eastern semolina turmeric cake, made with simple ingredients, no eggs and no butter. It's vegan-friendly, light and delightful
- Prep time
- 10 min
- Cook time
- 40 min
- Yield
- 16 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 1 ½ cup fine semolina flour
- ½ cup all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon turmeric
- 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
- ½ cup neutral oil
- 1 cup milk
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 2 tablespoons tahini (or oil, to grease the pan)
- 1 handful pine nuts (or almonds)
Instructions
- 1
Preheat the oven to 350ºF and grease a 9x9" baking pan with the tahini sesame oil or other oil.
- 2
Mix the dry ingredients (semolina, flour, turmeric and baking powder) together in a large bowl.
- 3
Mix the wet ingredients (oil, milk and cane sugar) in another small bowl until the sugar is completely dissolved in the mixture.
- 4
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.
- 5
Bake in the preheated oven for 30-35 minutes until the pine nuts are golden.
- 6
Cool on a wire rack and cut into 16 squares or diamond shapes.