Shendetlie Honey and Nut Cake

Dessert · world favourite.

Ingredients

• 300g Sugar
• 3 Eggs
• 180g Melted Butter
• 700g Flour
• 100g Walnuts
• 4 tablespoons Honey
• 1 tsp Baking Powder
• 220g Sugar
• 450ml Water

Method

1. Mix together — In a mixing bowl cream together the eggs, sugar and cooled melted butter then add the honey and soda. 2
2. Mix together — Add half the flour and the walnuts (you can add the walnuts whole or ground them) and mix well. 3
3. Mix together — Add the rest of the flour and using your hands kneed the mixture together until a firm dough is formed. 4
4. Continue cooking — Coat a large baking tray (traditionally a circle tray is used about 30cm is best with a 2 - 3 inch height) with olive oil.
5. Add ingredients — Add the dough and press it down so that it fits the whole tray.
6. Continue cooking — Try and get the dough flat and equal in height all over. 5 Baking
7. Continue cooking — Place on the bottom shelf of a cold oven and turn the temperture up to 180 degrees.
8. Bake — Bake for 35 minutes and the dough has turned dark brown and is firm to touch. 6
9. Continue cooking — Remove from the oven and leave to cool while making the syrup. 7
10. Bring to a boil — Adding the Syrup Add the sugar and water to a saucepan and bring to the boil.
11. Bring to a boil — Leave boiling for 10 minutes, mixing occasionally.
12. Heat the pan — Remove from the heat. 8 Cut the Shendetlie into squares of diamond shapes and pour over the hot syrup.

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