Middle Eastern Honeycomb Bread

Name: Middle Eastern Honeycomb Bread
Total time: 2400 s
Yield: 8-10 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 3 1/2 cups All-purpose Flour or Maida; 2 tsp Dry Yeast; 1 tbsp Sugar; 1 cup lukewarm Milk or water; 2 tbsp melted Butter; 1 Egg (optional); 24 Kiri Cheese cubes cut into small cubes; 1 cup water; 1 cup Sugar; 1/2 tsp Rose water; as required Black Seeds or Kalonji for the sprinkle; 1/4 cup Milk (for Milk wash)

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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.
Not only is it easier to whip up, it is practically done with a few easy ingredients.
Cheese can be of your choice. I have used Kiri Cheese for the same because of it's creamier and smooth texture.

It's just awesome in taste. Nothing much fancy needed as well. It's a beautifully baked bread.
It resembles that of a Honeycomb and hence popularly called as Honeycomb Bread. The original name however is Khaliat Al Nahl.

Enjoy Baking with Zeen!

ZMA @zesty5

Enjoy Baking with Zeen!

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Ingredients

35-40 minutes

8-10 servings

3 1/2 cupsAll-purpose Flour or Maida
2 tspDry Yeast
1 tbspSugar
1 cuplukewarm Milk or water
2 tbspmelted Butter
1Egg (optional)
FOR THE FILLING-
24Kiri Cheese cubes cut into small cubes
FOR THE SUGAR SYRUP-
1 cupwater
1 cupSugar
1/2 tspRose water
as required Black Seeds or Kalonji for the sprinkle
1/4 cupMilk (for Milk wash)

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Steps

35-40 minutes

1

First of all add yeast and sugar to a cup of warm milk. Stir lightly and allow it to prove.
2

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.
3

Allow it to rise by keeping it in a warm place for at least 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.
4

Add cheese in each and shape them back into a ball securing each nicely. See to it that the ball is smooth and round.
5

Arrange them all closely just as to resemble a honeycomb. Give milk wash and sprinkle black seeds or sesame seeds on top. Keep aside for a second proofing for a further 30 minutes.
6

Bake in a preheated oven on 180° for 20 to 25 minutes.Make sugar syrup of one string consistency with all the ingredients listed under it. While it's still hot and just out of the oven, pour this sugar syrup on top so as to drench it completely.
7

Tadaa!!!!!! It's all ready to be devoured. Enjoy! Yum!

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ZMA @zesty5

on October 30, 2021 03:02

Homemaker by choice and a passionate cook by heart. An aspiring cook who actually never knew anything about Cooking until i became a mother myself.With Motherhood came the responsibilities as well and this was the turning point in my life.I started to learn the ABC's of cooking, taking help from my mother and my MIL. And time just flew. I spread my wings higher and higher. With my love for excellence and innovation, i stepped into a world of homecooks with my exposure to Cookpad one fine day on the social media. And there was no looking back since then and i have not only shared recipes here on this wonderful platform but also have made some lovely friends as well. Today iam successful because of my hard work, dedication and loads of good wishes of my family and my kids in particular.