Moroccan Chebakia
Spiced dough is shaped into interwoven pastries, fried, dipped in honey, and finished with sesame. Makes about 8 servings.
Chebakia combines flour, almonds, and sesame with anise, fennel, cinnamon, and orange blossom water. The thin dough is cut into strips, interwoven, and fried; it is then dipped in honey and finished with toasted sesame. Allow about 45 minutes for hands-on preparation, 30 minutes for cooking, and 75 minutes for resting. The timings and 8 servings are estimates.
Ingredient allergens
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Cereals containing gluten
Baking powder
Ingredients without verified allergen data 16
Ingredients without verified allergen data: Wheat flour, Sesame seeds for the dough, Sesame seeds for finishing, Almonds, Fennel seeds, Anise seeds, Ground cinnamon, Butter, Olive oil, Egg, White wine vinegar, Orange blossom water, Water, Saffron threads, Oil for frying, Honey.
Method
- 01
Toast and grind
Toast the sesame seeds for the dough and topping without letting them burn. Set aside the topping seeds. Grind the dough sesame finely with the almonds, fennel seeds, and anise seeds.
Ready to continue when: The sesame is fragrant, and the ground mixture is fine with no large pieces.
8 min - 02
Combine the dry ingredients
In a bowl, mix the flour, cinnamon, and baking powder with the ground sesame, almond, and spice mixture.
Ready to continue when: The dry ingredients are evenly distributed, with no visible clumps of spice.
5 min - 03
Make the dough
Add the melted butter, olive oil, egg, vinegar, and orange blossom water to the dry ingredients. Leave the saffron threads in the water for a few minutes, then add it gradually while kneading until the dough is firm and smooth.
Ready to continue when: The dough is cohesive, firm, and smooth, with no visible dry patches.
15 min - 04
Rest the dough
Shape the dough into a ball, cover it, and refrigerate for 60 minutes.
Ready to continue when: The dough has rested covered for 60 minutes and remains cohesive.
60 min - 05
Roll, cut, and weave
Divide the dough into portions and keep the ones you are not using covered. Roll each portion thin and cut it into rectangles. Make four parallel cuts inside each rectangle, stopping short of the edges. Weave the strips and pinch the ends so the pieces hold their shape.
Ready to continue when: The pieces are woven and the ends are sealed; they hold together when lifted.
30 min - 06
Rest the shaped pastries
Place the shaped pastries on a tray and let them rest for 15 minutes before frying.
Ready to continue when: The pastries have rested for 15 minutes and retain their woven shape.
15 min - 07
Fry the chebakia
Heat plenty of oil in a deep pan. Fry the pastries in batches until golden. Drain them briefly and transfer them straight to the honey.
Ready to continue when: The pastries are golden and go directly from the oil to the honey.
30 min - 08
Dip in honey and finish
Leave the pastries in the honey long enough to coat them well. Lift them out and let the excess drain off. Sprinkle the reserved sesame seeds over the top.
Ready to continue when: The pastries are coated in honey, the excess has drained off, and the sesame sticks to them.
5 min
Ingredients
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