KHOBZ TUNIS - ALGERIAN HELOUWA - MY FAMILY RECIPE

Khobz Tunis - Algerian Helouwa - My Family Recipe image

Provided by Um Safia

Categories Dessert

Time 1h15m

Yield 30 approx. of diamond cakes, 15 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 11

1 cup egg
1 cup sugar
1 cup butter or 1 cup margarine
1 cup of freshly ground almonds (see directions)
1 cup stale bread
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1 lemon, zest of, large
1/2 teaspoon vanilla essence
2 cups granulated sugar
4 cups water
1 1/2 tablespoons orange blossom water (mazhar)

Steps:

For the syrup:.
Put the sugar and the water into a large pan and boil for approx 10-15 minutes. Add the mazhar during the last couple of minutes. Allow to cool of slightly before pouring onto the khobz.
For the Khobz:.
If making ground almonds at home - preferable - please coarsely chop them in a food processor until you have pieces the size of sago or large cous cous for example (ie not too fine).
With an electric whisk, beat the eggs until fluffy. Incorporate the sugar and butter into the eggs, whisking for at least 5 minutes.
Fold in the ground almonds, bread/toast, baking powder, lemon zest and vanilla essence. Take care not to knock the air out of the mixture.
Pour into a round metal tin approximately 50cm across and 35cm high. and level off. Cook in preheated oven at gas mark 5-6 for 40 minutes or until brown & a skewer comes out clean when inserted into the middle.
Once cooked, turn off oven. Remove the Khobz and pour the syrup over the top. Return the khobz to the oven for 5 mins - not to cook further only to aid absorbtion of the syrup.
Remove from oven and using diagonal cuts, cut the khobz tunis to make diamond shapes approximately 1.5'' in diameter. Put into metallic paper cases (so syrup doesn't soak through) or serve without cases.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 348.9, Fat 18.8, SaturatedFat 8.7, Cholesterol 101.1, Sodium 194.5, Carbohydrate 43.2, Fiber 1.1, Sugar 40.7, Protein 4.4