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Sellou
Morocco
Made by Moroccan mothers for Ramadan, for new mothers after birth, and for Eid. Sustaining and highly nutritious.
Moroccan sweet flour and almond paste — roasted flour mixed with toasted sesame, almonds, honey and spices into an energy-dense sweet. Made for Ramadan and celebrations.
Prep
20 mins
Cook
20 mins
Difficulty
Medium
Calories
420 kcal
Serves
8
Calories are an estimate based on ingredients used
Ingredients
300gplain flour, dry-roasted until nutty
200gsesame seeds, toasted
200galmonds, toasted and ground
150ghoney
100gicing sugar
1 tspcinnamon
0.5 tspanise powder
100gbutter, melted
Method
1
Toast flour in a dry pan, stirring constantly, until golden and nutty. Cool.
2
Mix toasted flour with sesame, almonds, sugar, cinnamon and anise.
3
Mix in honey and butter to bind.
4
Shape into mounds or balls. Store in a tin.
Chef's Tip
Toast the flour until genuinely nutty — pale flour makes a bland sellou.
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