Sfouf

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Sfouf
TypeCake
Place of originLebanon[1]
Main ingredientsSemolina flour, turmeric, sugar, pine nuts

Sfouf (Arabic: صفوف, romanized: ṣufūf, lit. 'rows') is a Lebanese almond-semolina cake consumed on birthdays, family reunions, and religious holidays. It is made from semolina flour flavored with turmeric, sugar, sesame paste, aniseed, and pine nuts, and raised with baking powder.[2][3] Unlike basbousa, a similar semolina cake, sfouf is not sweetened with qatir.[4][5]

References

  1. ↑ Saad Fayed. "Sfouf (Lebanese Almond Semolina Cake) Recipe". about food.
  2. ↑ "A golden, one-bowl Lebanese cake that doesn't need eggs - ABC News". ABC. 14 March 2025. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
  3. ↑ Ottolenghi, Yotam. "S'fouf b' Debs (Lebanese-inspired carob cake) | Ottolenghi Recipes". Ottolenghi. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
  4. ↑ "جاهزة في أقل من نصف ساعة.. إليك وصفة الصفوف اللبنانية" [Ready in less than half an hour... Here's the recipe for Lebanese semolina cakes]. عربي بوست — ArabicPost.net (in Arabic). 4 Sep 2020. Retrieved 3 November 2025.
  5. ↑ "Back to Basbousa Basics". Asif Culinary Institute. 15 December 2024. Retrieved 13 November 2025.