Real African Dishes: [MC-AllEthnic-Recipes] Lebanese Farina Cake with Honey Syrup

Friday, July 13, 2012

[MC-AllEthnic-Recipes] Lebanese Farina Cake with Honey Syrup - Namoura

* Exported from MasterCook *

Lebanese Farina Cake with Honey Syrup - Namoura

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Serving Size : 12 Preparation Time :0:00
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Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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4 cups farina -- (same as Cream of Wheat [tm])
1 1/4 cups melted butter -- (2 1/2 sticks)
1 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1 1/4 cups plain yogurt
1/2 cup blanched almonds
1/4 cup Honey -- or to taste
1/4 cup warm water

Preheat oven to 400F. Grease 11x13 baking pan.

Put the butter in the microwave-safe bowl, and heat 15 seconds at a time
until mostly melted.

Mix farina, sugar and butter in a bowl.

Mix the baking soda and baking powder, then stir into the yogurt in
another bowl. When mixed, add it to the farina mixture and blend together.

Grease the baking pan with a little shortening (or, to make it more
authentic, 2 tablespoons tahini, which is sesame paste) and pour the
batter in. (As an option, you can drizzle the top with 2 tablespoons of
yogurt.)

Using a knife, score the top of the batter into medium-sized rectangles --
or to be a bit fancier, try diamond shapes! (You'll probably make 12-16
pieces.) Place a blanched almond in the middle of each piece.

Using your oven mitts, put the pan into the oven and bake for 30 minutes
or until it's brown on top.

When the cake is done, take it out of the oven. Let it cool for 10 minutes
while you clean up the kitchen.

If desired, mix 1/4 cup honey (or to taste) with 1/4 cup warm water. Stir
together. Pour honey syrup over cooling cake.

Source:
"International Recipes OnLine"
S(Formatted by Chupa Babi):
"July 2012"
Yield:
"12 pieces"
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Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 307 Calories; 23g Fat (65.7%
calories from fat); 2g Protein; 25g Carbohydrate; trace Dietary Fiber;
55mg Cholesterol; 281mg Sodium. Exchanges: 0 Grain(Starch); 0 Lean Meat;
0 Non-Fat Milk; 4 1/2 Fat; 1 1/2 Other Carbohydrates.

Nutr. Assoc. : 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0