How to Make Homemade Knafeh Cake

Ingredients

• Simple syrup (Qater or Sheera)
• Sesame seeds
• Dough:
• 2 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon yeast
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1 level teaspoon mahlab
• 1/4 cup vegetable oil
• 3/4 cup liquid milk
• Pinch of salt
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Method

1. Knead all ingredients together until you get a soft, elastic dough. You can add more milk if the mentioned quantity is not enough to achieve the desired dough consistency.
2. Form the dough into egg-sized balls or as desired... and let them rest for half an hour.
3. After this time, roll out each dough ball to a thickness of approximately 2 cm.
4. Brush the surface of the dough with a little simple syrup (qater or sheera) and sprinkle with sesame seeds.
5. Let the dough rest for another half an hour after arranging them on a baking tray.
6. After this time, preheat the oven to 250°C (top and bottom heat)... and let it warm up.
7. Place the tray in the oven and leave it until the dough puffs up and cooks through.