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🍳 Recipe Card · Morocco
Episode · Morocco
Chebakia
A gorgeous sesame honey cookie shaped like a flower. Nira learned to fold these during a visit to a Marrakech souk during Ramadan!
Ingredients
For the Dough
1
2 cups plain flour
2
½ cup sesame seeds, toasted
3
1 tsp cinnamon
4
½ tsp anise seeds, ground
5
¼ tsp baking powder
6
¼ cup orange blossom water
7
¼ cup vegetable oil
8
Water as needed to bind
To Finish
1
1 cup runny honey
2
2 tbsp sesame seeds, toasted
3
Orange blossom water a splash
How to Make It
1
Mix dry. Combine flour, sesame seeds, cinnamon, anise and baking powder in a bowl.
2
Add wet. Add orange blossom water and oil. Mix until a smooth, pliable dough forms. Add a little water if needed.
3
Roll thin. Roll dough out on a lightly floured surface to about 3mm thickness.
4
Cut & shape. Cut into 8×5cm rectangles using a pastry wheel. Make 4 slits lengthways, then fold and interweave into a flower shape. Ask a grown-up to help!
5
Fry golden. With a grown-up's help, fry in medium-hot oil until deep golden brown. Drain on paper towels.
6
Coat in honey. While still warm, dip cookies into warm honey mixed with a splash of orange blossom water. Sprinkle with sesame seeds and leave to set on a rack.
Nira's Fun Fact
Chebakia are traditionally made during Ramadan, the Muslim holy month of fasting. After a long day without food, families break their fast with these sweet, honey-drenched cookies and a bowl of harira soup!
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Say it in Arabic!
"Bsaha u raha!"
To your health and comfort! · (bsah-ha oo rah-ha)
Morocco