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Sfouf

Name: Sfouf
Total time: 35 min
Yield: Serves 8
Cuisine: Lebanon
Ingredients: 200g Semolina Flour; 100g All-Purpose Flour; 150g Sugar; 150ml Vegetable Oil; 150ml Milk; 2 tsp Turmeric; 2 tsp Baking Powder; 2 tbsp Pine Nuts

Dessert

⏱ 35 min

👥 Serves 8

Difficulty ⭐⭐

A light, fluffy Lebanese semolina cake colored a striking yellow with turmeric.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

This traditional Lebanese cake is instantly recognizable by its vivid yellow color, achieved with turmeric. Often made with vegetable oil rather than butter, it bakes up light and fluffy rather than dense. Garnished with pine nuts or almonds and cut into diamonds to serve.

🌆 Where it's eaten: A humble, everyday sweet enjoyed with tea at home and in cafés alike.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 8)

Semolina Flour 200g
All-Purpose Flour 100g
Sugar 150g
Vegetable Oil 150ml
Milk 150ml
Turmeric 2 tsp
Baking Powder 2 tsp
Pine Nuts 2 tbsp

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Mix the semolina, flour, sugar, baking powder, and turmeric together.
Add the vegetable oil and milk, mixing until smooth.
Pour into a baking pan.
Scatter pine nuts over the surface and score into diamond shapes.
Bake at 350°F (180°C) for 25 minutes until golden.
Once cooled slightly, cut along the scored lines and serve.

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