1/2 cup samolina
2 cups farina
1/2 cup flour
1 tbs. baking powder
1/2 packet or 2 tsp dry active yeast
1/4 tsp sugar
1 tbs. water
1/2 cup yogurt
1 cup milk
1 cup melted sweet butter
1/2 cup sugar
2 tbs. tahini
9x13 baking pan
2-2 1/2 cups syrup
Pistachios, Almonds or Pine nuts to decorate.
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. In a large mixing bowl, combine the first 4 dry ingredients. In another bowl combine the yeast, water and 1/4 tsp sugar and let it sit for 10 minutes, then add the yogurt and milk and combine. Add the melted butter to the dry ingredients and begin to stir them, then slowly add the rest of the wet ingredients. After the ingredients are well combines then add the 1/2 cup of sugar and mix well. In a 9x13 baking pan spread 2 tbs of tahini to prevent the cake from sticking then pour in the cake mix. Smooth out the top of the cake by dipping your fingers in a bit of melted butter and smoothing out the top. Decorate the top with nuts of your choice. Place cake in the oven on the middle rack and cook until dark golden brown. Remove the cake form the oven and poke small holes in the top with a knife so that the cake absorbs the syrup. Pour about 1 1/2 cup room temperature syrup on top of the cake, let it absorb then pour over the rest of the syrup and let the cake sit overnight or until completely cooled then serve.
hey dede my name is levon and i am armenian we have the same recipe but we call it shamali and ur recipe wazzz DELICIOUS my grandma makes this alot and she said that ur recipe waz amazing thank u soooooo much i made it 2day 4 my moms bday and everyone loved it thanks again
roro79
|80.138.70.xxx
|2009-11-25 04:39:56
Hi there, I have a question what is "farina" ? im italian and in italian farina means flour... but I guess its not flour hehe... I really couldnt make it out what it is, ur great dede great work
DedeMed
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|2009-12-10 20:09:58
HI Roro,
Farina is a cereal flour or it is called samolina. You should be able to find it in the grocery store. It is similar to the texture of corn meal. Let me know if you can't find it and I will help you.
YassuRay
- Sweet butter
|216.40.70.xxx
|2009-10-12 16:33:04
Hi Dede,
Your website is amazing! My husband is middle eastern and now finally I have cooked some authentic middle eastern food. Okay for my question, When I made kanafeh I used sweet cream butter i think it was Unsalted? RIGHT?
For this recipe is calls for sweet butter is that unsalted and like the one I used for Kanafeh??
Thank you so much. I can't wait for more recipes. I also love your new kitchen...
DedeMed
|Registered
|2009-12-10 20:19:19
Hello, I am so happy that you like my recipes. Yes, sweet cream butter means unsalted butter and you can use it for this recipe as well. I hope you like it, it is an amazing dessert
worldcook
- Farina
|186.100.236.xxx
|2009-07-21 09:04:19
Hi Dede... love your site! I am a cook in Argentina and traveled recently to Syria. I think they called this desert over there Harisa, is that right?
I need yo ask you a question. I want to try this recipe but I wonder what FARINA is. We have something called FARIŅA, which is a Cassava flour... is that eat? Cause I see people talking about a cream of wheat... which is a total other thing, a cereal... as I looked in google farina belongs to wheat... not sure what it is then... can you let me know?
Thanks!
DedeMed
|Registered
|2009-12-10 20:21:25
Hello,
Yes farina is a thicker version of cream of wheat, it is also called samolina. You should be able to find it in the grocery store or Greek/Turkish grocery store. I hope you find it so you can make this recipe
Kyra
|81.180.27.xxx
|2009-07-17 11:42:37
Hi Dede! I'm trying to make this wonderful dessert, but all I can find in my local grocery stores as well as in the local middle eastern stores is a fine grain cream of wheat. I asked the store tenants and they said that should be fine for namoura. What do you suggest I use? Can I just use 2 1/2 cups of that fine cream of wheat? I'm dying to make this but I am stuck at this point.
Kyra (in Romania)
DedeMed
|Registered
|2009-12-10 20:28:13
Hello, yes you can use the cream of wheat, it is the same as samolina. I will be selling farina and samolina on my website next week as well
HAPPY COOKING!
Namoura (eggless farina cake) 
