Description
A traditional sweet made by baking a coarse semolina sponge cake and soaking it generously with lemon-flavored ultra-sweet syrup while hot.
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Recipe
Ingredients
- Semolina
- Flour
- Egg
- Yogurt
- Sugar
- Lemon
Instructions
- [Authentic Recipe]
- Whisk eggs and sugar in a bowl until pale, then fold in yogurt, vegetable oil, semolina (irmik), flour, and baking powder.
- Pour the batter into a buttered baking tray and bake in a 180°C oven for 30-
- minutes until golden.
- While baking, boil sugar, water, and lemon juice to make a cold syrup. Take the hot cake out of the oven and immediately pour the cold syrup all over it. Let it cool for hours until fully absorbed, and garnish with coconut or pistachios.
Learn more Spice, substitutes, tips
Key spices
Refreshing acidity of lemon
Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets
Coarse flour, Unsweetened yogurt
Pairing
Turkish Coffee
Trivia
[Trend] A historic cake said to commemorate the Ottoman conquest of Yerevan. The grainy texture of the semolina is addictive.
Eating tips & etiquette
[Unique Eating] Pressing the cake with a fork makes the syrup ooze out. It is best eaten topped with rich kaymak (clotted cream)!
Allergen
Wheat, Dairy, Egg