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Sfouf Lebanese Turmeric Cake Sfouf is a very simple and popular Lebanese coffee cake that requires no eggs. It's not particularly sweet or flavorful - the flavors of turmeric and orange blossom flower are subtle at best. But it's relatively easy to make and requires no eggs. The recipe below was enough for two round 8" cake pans - you may want to half it. PRINT PDF Lebanese Turmeric Cake Ingredients 2-3 Tbsp tahini 2 cups semolina 1 1/2 cups sugar pinch of salt 2 cups flour 2 tsp baking powder 1 1/2 tsp ground turmeric 1 1/2 cups milk 1/2 cup water 1/2 tsp orange blossom water 1 cup vegetable oil 1/2 cup pinenuts or slivered almonds Directions Coat two 8" round or square cake pans or an 11" x 13" rectangular pan with the tahini. Set aside. Put the semolina, sugar and salt in a large bowl. Sieve the flour, baking powder and turmeric into the bowl and combine. Fold in the milk, water and orange blossom water. Fold in the oil - note this may take a while. Pour onto prepared pan(s). Sprinkle with pine nuts or almonds. Let rest at room temperature for 30 minutes. Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 350°F. Bake for 30 minutes. Cool before serving. Adapted from Yosra's recipe at Zaatar & Zaytoun Do you have a comment on this recipe? Please make it here Lebanese Recipes | Marga's International Recipes | Marga's Best Recipes | Marga's Food Blog | E-mail