Medium
Libyan
Saefra
Libyan semolina cake with date filling and syrup
70
Total Minutes
12
Servings
Vegetarian
Cooking Times
45 min
Prep Time
25 min
Cook Time
70 min
Total Time
Ingredients (10 items)
2.00 cups
Semolina
1.00 cup
Dates
pitted and mashed
0.50 cup
Sugar
0.50 cup
Butter
melted
2.00 tbsp
Rose water
0.25 cup
Almonds
sliced
1.00 tsp
Yeast
0.50 cup
Water
warm
0.25 tsp
Salt
0.25 cup
Sesame seeds
Instructions (6 steps)
1
Mix semolina, sugar, yeast, salt, butter, and water into dough.
2
Rest dough for 30 minutes.
30 minutes
3
Spread half the dough in a baking dish, add date filling.
4
Cover with remaining dough, bake at 350°F for 25 minutes.
25 minutes
5
Soak in rose water syrup, top with almonds and sesame seeds.
6
Serve at room temperature.