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Yemenite Honeycomb Bread (Khaliat Al Nahl)

4.40 from 7 votes
Yemenite Honeycomb Bread (Khaliat Al Nahl) - Plattershare - Recipes, food stories and food lovers

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A popular Arabic bread from Yemen that is usually filled with cheese and topped with sugar syrup. Gorgeous and a super stunner in looks, it just melts in mouth and can also be filled with your choice of savouries if desired. It looks so nice after it is baked and makes for an excellent breakfast or brunch idea that will be loved by all.
Prep Time 2 hours 40 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 3 hours 10 minutes
Served AsBrunch, Snacks
CuisineArabian, Bakery
Servings 10
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Ingredients
  

  • All purpose flour 4 cups
  • Warm Milk 11/2 cups
  • Yeast 2 tbsp
  • Sugar 2 tbsp
  • Beaten egg 1
  • Dry milk powder 4 tbsp
  • Melted butter 2 tbsp
  • Warm water 1/2 cup
  • Cheese cubes 24 one each cut into 2
  • Blackseeds or nigella seeds 1-2 tbsp
  • Milk 1/4th cup
  • Sugar 1 cup
  • Water 1 cup
  • Rose water 1 tsp
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Instructions
 

  • First of all add yeast and sugar to a cup of warm milk.
  • Stir lightly and allow it to prove.Combine the rest of the ingredients in a large mixing bowl and add the yeast mix into it.
  • Make a smooth dough out of it. Knead it well for 5 minutes and cover. Allow it to rise by keeping it in a warm place for atleast 2 hours.
  • After 2 hours, punch down the dough once and divide it into four portions.Divide further into 12 balls each. In this way we will have 48 balls out of the 4 portions. Add cheese in each and shape them back into a ball neatly.
    Yemenite Honeycomb Bread (Khaliat Al Nahl) - Plattershare - Recipes, food stories and food lovers
  • See to it that each ball is round and neatly shaped. Arrange them all closely just as to resemble a honeycomb. Give them all a milk wash and sprinkle blackseeds or sesame seeds on top.
    Yemenite Honeycomb Bread (Khaliat Al Nahl) - Plattershare - Recipes, food stories and food lovers
  • Bake in a preheated oven on 180° for 20 to 25 minutes. Make sugar syrup of thick consistency with water and sugar in equal quantities. There is no need for a string consistency. After it thickens, add rose water to it.
    Yemenite Honeycomb Bread (Khaliat Al Nahl) - Plattershare - Recipes, food stories and food lovers
  • While it's still hot and just out of the oven, pour this sugar syrup on top so as to drench it completely. Tadaa!!!!!! It's all ready to be devoured.
    Yemenite Honeycomb Bread (Khaliat Al Nahl) - Plattershare - Recipes, food stories and food lovers

Notes

Yeast should be a good quality one. Sesame seeds can also be used in place of blackseeds. Any good brand of cheese can be used for this awesome bread.
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