Ingredients
16 servings
- •1 tablespoon tahini
- •1 ½ cups boiling water
- •2 teaspoons whole anise seeds
- •1 ½ cups white sugar
- •3 cups all-purpose flour
- •2 teaspoons ground turmeric
- •1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
- •1 ¼ teaspoons anise seed powder
- •½ cup vegetable oil
- •½ cup unsalted butter, melted
- •2 tablespoons pine nuts
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking pan with tahini.
- Combine boiling water and anise seeds in a glass measuring cup; let steep, about 5 minutes. Strain into a bowl; stir in sugar until dissolved. Discard anise seeds.
- Mix flour, turmeric, baking powder, and anise seed powder together in a bowl. Make a well in the center; mix in oil and butter. Stir in sweetened anise water until batter is the consistency of thick yogurt.
- Pour batter into the prepared baking pan. Score top into diamond shapes with the tip of a knife; place 1 pine nut in the center of each diamond.
- Bake in the preheated oven until top is lightly browned, about 30 minutes.
Nutritional Facts
Per 16 servings
- Calories: 283
- Carbohydrate: 38g
- Fat: 14g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 3g
- Sugar: 19g