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Description

Lebanese cake

Ingredients

• 1½ cups semolina flour
• ½ cup all-purpose flour
• 1 tsp ground turmeric
• 1½ tsp baking powder
• 1 cup + 2 tbsp white sugar
• 1 cup milk
• ½ cup vegetable oil
• 1 tbsp pine nuts

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 °F.
2. Grease a 9" round baking pan.
3. In a small bowl, mix semolina, flour, turmeric and baking powder. Set aside.
4. In a large bowl, stir milk and sugar until sugar is dissolved.
5. Add flour mixture and oil and beat with an electric beater at medium speed for 5 minutes.
6. This step is essential, do not use any shortcuts.
7. Pour into a prepared 9 inch round pan.
8. Sprinkle top with pine nuts.
9. Bake at 350 °F for 25 – 35 minutes, or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out dry.