Shendetlie Honey and Nut Cake

Prepare

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2. 🔥Prepare
3. 🧂In a mixing bowl cream together the eggs, sugar and cooled melted butter then add the honey and soda.

Steps

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Prepare

1. 🧂Add half the flour and the walnuts (you can add the walnuts whole or ground them) and mix well.

Steps

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Prepare

1. 🫇Add the rest of the flour and using your hands kneed the mixture together until a firm dough is formed.

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2. 🌿Coat a large baking tray (traditionally a circle tray is used about 30cm is best with a 2 - 3 inch height) with olive oil.
3. ✨Add the dough and press it down so that it fits the whole tray.
4. 🥄Try and get the dough flat and equal in height all over.
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6. 🧂Baking
7. 🍳Place on the bottom shelf of a cold oven and turn the temperture up to 180 degrees.

Cook

1. 🌿Bake for 35 minutes and the dough has turned dark brown and is firm to touch.

Steps

1. ✨6
2. 🥄Remove from the oven and leave to cool while making the syrup.
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4. 🧂Adding the Syrup

Cook

1. 🥄Add the sugar and water to a saucepan and bring to the boil.

Prepare

1. 🔥Leave boiling for 10 minutes, mixing occasionally.

Steps

1. 🧂Remove from the heat.
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Prepare

1. 🍳Cut the Shendetlie into squares of diamond shapes and pour over the hot syrup.

Steps

1. 🫇Use enough of the syrup to cover the cake plus 1 cm overflowing, sitting on top.
2. 🍽️This will soak into the cake while you leave it to cool for at least 1 hour before serving.