RCI-BR.005.0089.001

Halwa Shebakia

Name: Halwa Shebakia
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Central African
Ingredients: 1 lb flour; 8 ounces butter; ½ lb sesame seeds (plus additional toasted seeds for sprinkling); ½ teaspoon dry yeast (dissolved in); 2 tablespoons water; 1 teaspoon turmeric; 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 1 cup vegetable oil; 1 unit vegetable oil (for frying); 25 ounces honey

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Prep15 min

Cook30 min

Total45 min

Servings4

Difficultyintermediate

Ingredients

flour
1 lb
butter
8 ounces
sesame seeds
plus additional toasted seeds for sprinkling
½ lb
dry yeast
dissolved in
½ teaspoon
water
2 tablespoons
turmeric
1 teaspoon
ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon
vegetable oil
1 cup
vegetable oil (for frying)
1 unit
honey
25 ounces

Method

Prepare according to traditional method. (Directions were not provided in the legacy source.)

Halwa Shebakia

Ingredients

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