Post by braided-rug on Jun 28, 2006 16:51:13 GMT 10
My dear uncle is very multicultural. Apparently he brought some cakes when he came to visit with my girls. I have no idea what they are like or what they are called. Maybe violet can help me with that.
I love lebanese food but I don't think I have ever had their cakes.
So I am trying to collect some recipes. I found this one first. BTW my eldest daughter loves them.
"Lebanese Tahina Cake
Recipe Notes: Tahina is sesame seed paste, similar in theory to natural peanut butter and, as a substitute, peanut butter works very well in this recipe. This cake has a rich, dense texture and makes a very good morning tea accompaniment. I like to bake this cake in a fluted cake tin, often called a kugelhopf tin.
3 tablespoons SESAME SEED BLACK WHOLE
1 cup of tahina (sesame seed paste)
3/4 cup caster sugar
1/4 cup brown sugar
grated rind and juice of two oranges
200g thick, plain yoghurt
21/2 cups self raising flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon mixed spice (see note on forum here)
100g chopped pistachios
6 dates, stones removed and flesh chopped
3 tablespoons sesame seeds, additional
Grease a 24cm cake tin generously and sprinkle with 3 tablespoons sesame seeds. Set aside. Preheat the oven to 170ºC.
In the bowl of an electric mixer, beat the tahina, caster sugar, brown sugar and orange rind until thick and creamy. Add the orange juice and yoghurt. Continue to beat until combined.
Fold in the self raising flour, salt, mixed spice, pistachio nuts, sesame seeds and chopped dates and mix thoroughly by hand until all ingredients are well mixed and distributed.
Spoon the batter into the prepared cake tin and smooth the top.
Bake at 170ºC for 45 minutes, or until cake is firm to the touch.
Turn the cake out of the tin and allow to cool."
www.ozevillage.com.au/gs/recipes/index.asp?action=recipe&recipeid=67&subcategoryid=48
See above link for pic.
I love lebanese food but I don't think I have ever had their cakes.
So I am trying to collect some recipes. I found this one first. BTW my eldest daughter loves them.
"Lebanese Tahina Cake
Recipe Notes: Tahina is sesame seed paste, similar in theory to natural peanut butter and, as a substitute, peanut butter works very well in this recipe. This cake has a rich, dense texture and makes a very good morning tea accompaniment. I like to bake this cake in a fluted cake tin, often called a kugelhopf tin.
3 tablespoons SESAME SEED BLACK WHOLE
1 cup of tahina (sesame seed paste)
3/4 cup caster sugar
1/4 cup brown sugar
grated rind and juice of two oranges
200g thick, plain yoghurt
21/2 cups self raising flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon mixed spice (see note on forum here)
100g chopped pistachios
6 dates, stones removed and flesh chopped
3 tablespoons sesame seeds, additional
Grease a 24cm cake tin generously and sprinkle with 3 tablespoons sesame seeds. Set aside. Preheat the oven to 170ºC.
In the bowl of an electric mixer, beat the tahina, caster sugar, brown sugar and orange rind until thick and creamy. Add the orange juice and yoghurt. Continue to beat until combined.
Fold in the self raising flour, salt, mixed spice, pistachio nuts, sesame seeds and chopped dates and mix thoroughly by hand until all ingredients are well mixed and distributed.
Spoon the batter into the prepared cake tin and smooth the top.
Bake at 170ºC for 45 minutes, or until cake is firm to the touch.
Turn the cake out of the tin and allow to cool."
www.ozevillage.com.au/gs/recipes/index.asp?action=recipe&recipeid=67&subcategoryid=48
See above link for pic.