Chebakia

Method 7 steps

1. 1

   Toast a hundred and fifty grams of the sesame and the almonds in a dry pan and grind them to a coarse paste.

2. 2

   Mix the flour with the nut paste, aniseed, cinnamon, saffron, yeast and salt.

3. 3

   Add the melted butter, orange blossom water, vinegar and warm water and knead fifteen minutes to a smooth dough.

4. 4

   Rest the dough an hour under film.

5. 5

   Roll it thin, cut it into rectangles and make four lengthways slits in each.

6. 6

   Thread your fingers through alternate slits and twist each piece into a flower, pinching the ends.

7. 7

   Fry at 165 °C for four minutes to golden, drop them straight into warm honey for five minutes and scatter with sesame.