🇲🇦 Morocco recipe
Sellou (Sfouf)
A unique Moroccan confection that requires no baking, sellou is made from individually toasted flour, almonds, and sesame seeds bound with butter and honey, then shaped into a mound and decorated with almonds. This energy-dense sweet is traditionally prepared for Ramadan, celebrations, and given to new mothers for its nourishing properties.
Prep30 mins
Cook45 mins
Serves20
Difficultymedium
Ingredients
- 300g all-purpose flour
- 150g blanched almonds
- 100g sesame seeds
- 100g butter, melted
- 100g honey
- 80g powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon ground anise seeds
- 1/4 teaspoon ground mastic (optional)
- 1 tablespoon orange blossom water (optional)
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- Whole blanched almonds for decoration
Method
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Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 400
- Protein
- 9 g
- Carbs
- 44 g
- Fat
- 22 g
