The cake is soaked with sugar syrup flavored with orange blossom water. It can be served as is or garnished with your favorite nuts.
Algerian Bread Crumbs Cake – Khobz El Bey
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup eggs (2 eggs in this recipe)
- 1/2 cup bread crumbs
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- Pinch of salt
- Zest of 1 lemon
- 2 tbsp lemon juice
- 1 tbsp baking powder
- 1/2 cup roughly grounded almonds or peanuts or other nuts
Syrup
- 1/2 cup granulated Sugar
- 1 cup water
- 1 tbsp orange blossom
Garnish (optional)
- Roughly grounded pistachios or almonds or other nuts
Instructions
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First, prepare the syrup.
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Mix the sugar and water in a small saucepan and place the saucepan over medium heat.
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Bring to a boil then let simmer for 5 minutes or until the syrup starts to thicken. Turn off the heat and add orange blossom water. Let cool and set aside.
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In a Bowl, whisk the eggs with salt for few minutes then add sugar, butter, almonds, bread crumbs and baking powder.
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Add lemon juice and zests.
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Mix everything well and pour the batter in a baking pan (I used 9×9 inch square pan in this recipe).
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Bake at 350° F preheated oven for about 25 to 30 minutes or until a knife inserted comes out clean. It will take more time baking if the cake is thick.
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Immediately, pour the cold syrup on top.
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Garnish with your choice of nuts.
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Let cool completely before cutting.
Recipe Notes
- I have used 1/2 cup as a measuring cup in this recipe.
- If you like this dessert thick, then pour the batter in a smaller baking pan.
- For the syrup, it will take more time simmering if you make a big amount. The most important is that the syrup should start to thicken.
- It is very important to let the syrup cool before pouring it on the cake.
- You can replace the 1/2 cup grounded almonds with bread crumbs.