Sellou - Moroccan Almond Sweet Recipe Video

Ingredients

Ingredients:
2 1/4 cup of flour (250 gr)
2 cups of almonds (250 gr)
1 cup of sesame seeds (125 gr)
1/2 cup of honey (150 gr)
1 full cup of powdered sugar (125 gr)
1 stick of butter (8 tbsp)
1 tsp of anis seeds
1/2 tbsp of cinammon
Pinch of salt

How to make Sellou - Moroccan Almond Sweet

Steps:
1- pre-heat the oven at 350 degrees, and bake the flour in a pan for 40 minutes or until golden brown.
2- In a non-stick pan, roast the almonds, the sesame seeds and the anis seeds for 15-20 minutes on low heat. Stir constantly to avoid burning the nuts.
3- Take 2/3 of the nuts mixture and finely grind it in a food processor. Mix in the powdered sugar, cinnamon and salt.
4- Coarsely grind the rest of the nuts mixture.
5- In a large bowl, combine the two nuts mixture.
6- Sift the flour and add it to the nuts mixture.
7- Add in the melted butter and the honey.
7- Thoroughly mix all the ingredients.

Presentation:
1- Create a dome shape with the Sellou, swift powdered sugar over it and decorate with almonds.

Comments

veg foodie says :

its a real surprise ...there are so many great dishes that are prepared suring ramadan... I have a lot of muslim friends but I never came across this..so im guessing, its totally specific to Mediterranean cuisine??

Posted on: 21 August 2009 - 3:42am

healthyeating says :

Amazing recipe, I had tasted it at one of my friend's party...I did not know the name of the dessert, but i still can remember it's taste. It's so very luscious...Thanks for posting the recipe for us...!!

Posted on: 4 August 2009 - 2:22am

shantihhh says :

WONDERFUL! I really enjoy your videos.

Posted on: 21 May 2009 - 8:47pm

Hella Delicious says :

I lived in Rabat one Ramadan with a family and the mom used to make the best Sellou. I have kept thinking of it on and off lately and finally remembered to look it up. I couldn't even remember the name, but here it is Sellou...man is this stuff delicious--and nutritious!

Thanks so much for this recipe, I'm gonna try it as soon as I can!

Posted on: 21 May 2009 - 12:42pm

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Sellou - Moroccan Almond Sweet