Name: Moroccan Sellou (Sfouf or Zmita)
Cook time: 58 min
Total time: 58 min
Cuisine: Africa and Arabic
Ingredients: almonds 400 gr; sesame seeds 400 gr; plain flour 350 gr; frying oil; butter 250 gr; icing sugar 200 gr; powdered cinnamon 1.5 tbsp; aniseed 1 tsp; ground cardamom 0.5 tsp; salt 0.3 tsp

Ingredients

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Moroccan Sellou

400 gr almonds
400 gr sesame seeds
350 gr plain flour
frying oil
250 gr butter
200 gr icing sugar
1.5 tbsp powdered cinnamon
1 tsp aniseed
0.5 tsp ground cardamom
0.3 tsp salt

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Steps

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Step 1

Blanch the almonds in boiling water and transfer to a kitchen cloth.

Step 2

Remove the peel of the almonds.

Step 3

Preheat the oven to 160ºC.

Step 4

Prepare two baking sheets with paper and spread the flour and sesame seeds. Roast them for 30-40 minutes, or until lightly browned.

30 min

Step 5

Heat the oil to 180ºC in a skillet and fry the almonds until golden brown, transfer to kitchen towels to remove excess grease.

Step 6

In a small skillet, heat the butter to medium-high, wait until the solids start to separate and remove all the white parts you can with a spoon. You should end up with a clear yellow liquid, called ghee. Reserve.

Step 7

Place fried almonds in a food processor and pulse until grainy. Transfer to a big container.

Step 8

Place the sesame seeds in a food processor and pulse until grainy. Transfer to the same big container.

Step 9

Add the flour, sugar, cinnamon, ground anise, ground cardamom and salt to that same container and mix with your hands until everything's well combined.

Step 10

Add the melted butter and combine until your desired texture, some people prefer it stickier and others prefer it to be more like sand texture.

Step 11

Serve with tea and some fried almonds.