Dessert
Chebakia (Sesame Honey Cookies)

Chebakia (Sesame Honey Cookies)

Morocco

100Minutes
HardLevel
10Serves
10Steps
About

The flower-shaped Ramadan sweet of Morocco — spiced sesame dough folded into rosettes, fried crisp, then bathed in orange-blossom honey and showered with sesame seeds.

Equipment
  • Bowl
  • Rolling pin
  • Deep pot for frying
  • Pot for honey
  • Slotted spoon
Ingredients
Plain flour4 cups
Toasted sesame seeds, ground1 cup
Ground aniseed1 tbsp
Ground cinnamon1 tsp
Ground fennel1 tsp
Instant yeast1 tsp
Turmeric½ tsp
Melted butter3 tbsp
Egg1
Orange blossom water3 tbsp
Vinegar1 tbsp
Warm wateras needed
Honey3 cups
Vegetable oil, for fryingfor frying
Whole sesame seeds, to finish½ cup

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