Bint al Sahn
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5.0
3 reviews
Excellent
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Prep Time
1 hr
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Cook Time
mins
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Total Time
1 hr 25 mins
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Servings
8 people
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Course
Dessert
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Cuisine
Middle Eastern, Yemeni
Bint al Sahn
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Bint al sahn is a traditional Yemenite cake that is deliciously covered with honey.
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Ingredients
- 3 eggs
- 3¼ cups flour
- ½ cup butter , melted
- 1 tablespoon dry yeast
- 2 teaspoons salt
- ¼ cup butter
- 1 egg yolk
- sesame seeds (or nigella seeds)
- honey (warm)
Equipment
- Stand mixer
- springform pan (10 inches / 25 cm)
- Brush
- Rolling pin
Instructions
- Dissolve yeast in ¼ cup (60 ml) of lukewarm water (80 F / 30˚C).
- Set aside for 10 minutes until it gets foamy.
- In a large bowl, combine the dry ingredients: flour, salt.
- Add 3 eggs, melted butter and activated yeast.
- Knead the dough for about 15 minutes until the dough starts to hold up. Cover with a dry cloth and set aside 30 minutes.
- Separate the dough into small balls of 2½ oz (70 g) each. Keep a 3 oz (90 g) ball for the top layer of the cake. There should be between 10 to 12 balls total.
- Let rise another 30 minutes.
- Preheat the oven to 400 F (200˚C).
- Generously grease a 10-inch (25 cm) springform pan.
- Using a rolling pin, roll the first ball of dough as thinly as possible.
- Place the layer of dough in the pan.
- Using a brush, drizzle melted butter over this layer of dough.
- Continue this process for the rest of the dough sheets. For the final layer, coat with egg yolk and sprinkle with black nigella seeds.
- Bake for 25 minutes until the cake is golden.
- When the butter is still oozing, drizzle generously honey on top of the cake. Serve warm.
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