Shendetlie Honey and Nut Cake
If you've got sugar, eggs and melted butter, you're most of the way to this dessert: about 100 minutes of cooking across 15 steps. Scroll down for the ingredient checklist, a serving scaler and unit converter, and the method broken into 15 steps.
You'll mainly reach for oven and saucepan. At involved difficulty across 15 steps, it's worth setting aside proper time for. As written, it's meat-free.
What you'll need
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How to make it
- Prepare
- In a mixing bowl cream together the eggs, sugar and cooled melted butter then add the honey and soda.
- Add half the flour and the walnuts (you can add the walnuts whole or ground them) and mix well.
- Add the rest of the flour and using your hands kneed the mixture together until a firm dough is formed.
- Coat a large baking tray (traditionally a circle tray is used about 30cm is best with a 2 - 3 inch height) with olive oil.
- Add the dough and press it down so that it fits the whole tray.
- Try and get the dough flat and equal in height all over.
- Baking
- Place on the bottom shelf of a cold oven and turn the temperture up to 180 degrees. Bake for 35 minutes and the dough has turned dark brown and is firm to touch.
- Remove from the oven and leave to cool while making the syrup.
- Adding the Syrup
- Add the sugar and water to a saucepan and bring to the boil. Leave boiling for 10 minutes, mixing occasionally. Remove from the heat.
- Cut the Shendetlie into squares of diamond shapes and pour over the hot syrup.
- Use enough of the syrup to cover the cake plus 1 cm overflowing, sitting on top.
- This will soak into the cake while you leave it to cool for at least 1 hour before serving.
You'll use: Oven · Saucepan · Pan · Baking tray
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Ingredient substitutions
- Eggs
- ¼ cup unsweetened applesauce (baking) · 1 tbsp ground flax + 3 tbsp water per egg
- Butter
- olive oil (¾ the amount) · coconut oil · margarine
- Honey
- maple syrup · agave
Tips & common questions
How long does Shendetlie Honey and Nut Cake take to make?
About 100 minutes from start to finish — an estimate based on the 15 steps and 9 ingredients. Times vary with your kitchen and how much prep you do ahead.
What can I use instead of eggs?
Try ¼ cup unsweetened applesauce (baking). See the substitutions section above for more swaps.
Can I scale this recipe up or down?
Yes — use the servings control above the ingredients and every quantity rescales automatically (fractions included). Cooking times stay roughly the same; very large batches may need a little longer.
Is Shendetlie Honey and Nut Cake vegetarian?
Its ingredients contain no meat or fish, so it's suitable for vegetarians. Check any cheeses for animal rennet if that matters to you.
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