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Sellou (Toasted Flour & Almond Sweet)

Name: Sellou (Toasted Flour & Almond Sweet)
Total time: 30 min
Yield: Serves 2
Cuisine: Morocco
Ingredients: 200g All-purpose flour; 100g Almonds, chopped; 3 tbsp White sesame seeds; 4 tbsp Honey; 3 tbsp Butter; 2 tsp Cinnamon powder; A pinch Anise powder

Dessert

⏱ 30 min

👥 Serves 2

Difficulty ⭐⭐

Toasted flour, almonds, and sesame bound with honey — a nutrient-rich traditional Moroccan sweet.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

Flour, almonds, and sesame are toasted until fragrant, then bound together with honey and butter into a nutrient-dense traditional confection. Valued as a nourishing food during Ramadan and for new mothers recovering after childbirth, it's a "grandmother's recipe" with slight variations in every family, and keeps well enough to be made in advance.

🌆 Where it's eaten: A household before Ramadan begins: sellou is prepared in advance, its rich aroma of toasted flour and nuts filling the kitchen.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 2)

All-purpose flour 200g
Almonds, chopped 100g
White sesame seeds 3 tbsp
Honey 4 tbsp
Butter 3 tbsp
Cinnamon powder 2 tsp
Anise powder A pinch

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Dry-toast the flour in a pan over low heat, stirring constantly, until golden and fragrant (careful not to burn).
Toast the almonds and sesame seeds separately, then chop.
Combine the flour, almonds, sesame, and cinnamon.
Add melted butter and honey, kneading well to combine.
Once the mixture holds together and feels moist, mound it into a cone shape.
Garnish with almonds on top to finish.

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