Yemeni Honeycomb Bread (Khaliat al Nahl)
Yemeni Honeycomb Bread made with an easy soft dough, filled with cream cheese, topped with sesame and nigella seeds, and drizzled in a delicious honey syrup.
Ingredients
Yeast Mixture
- ⅔ cup (180 g) warm milk 110° F.
- 1 (7 g) package active dry yeast
- 1 teaspoon sugar
Dough
- 2¼ cup (270 g) all purpose flour see notes
- 2 tablespoon granulated sugar you can also use honey
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 3 tablespoon olive oil
Filling
- 6-8 oz. cream cheese cubed into 16 pieces
Topping
- 1 tablespoon milk
- Sesame or nigella seeds
Honey Syrup
- ⅓ cup honey warmed
Instructions
For the Dough
- In a medium bowl, add warm milk and sugar and stir until combined, then sprinkle the package of yeast on top and set aside to for 5-10 minutes for the yeast to activate and foam.⅔ cup (180 g) warm milk, 1 (7 g) package active dry yeast , 1 tsp sugar
- In the bowl of a stand mixture fitted with a dough hook, combine all purpose flour, salt, granulated sugar, olive oil, and the activated yeast mixture, and knead for 5 minutes until it forms a smooth ball of dough.2¼ cup (270 g) all purpose flour, 2 tbsp granulated sugar, ½ tsp salt, 3 tbsp olive oil
- Place the dough in an oiled bowl, cover, and let rise for an hour in a warm place.
Shape the dough
- Prepare a 9 or 10 inch springform pan (you can also use a round pan) by lining it with parchment paper, or grease with melted butter or oil.
- Once dough is ready, divide equally into 16 round balls.
- Flatten each round ball into a small circle and add a cream cheese cube to the center and close the dough from all sides into each other and form a ball. Roll the ball into your hands and smooth it out.6-8 oz. cream cheese
- Place all 16 pieces in the prepared pan, starting with the center ball and moving out into the shape that resembles a honeycomb. Cover the pan and let rise for 45 minutes to an hour until the balls have puffed up.
Bake the Honeycomb Bread
- Halfway through the rise, Preheat the oven to 375° F.
- Once the Honeycomb bread is done rising, brush with milk, then sprinkle with sesame or nigella seeds. Bake for 20-25 minutes until golden brown.1 tbsp milk, Sesame or nigella seeds
Honey Syrup
- While the Honeycomb Bread bakes, prepare honey by heating it in the microwave or in a pot on the stove.⅓ cup honey
- Once the Honeycomb Bread is done baking, remove from oven and immediately pour the honey all over.
- Enjoy warm
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Notes
- It is highly recommended to weigh ingredients. If you choose to use cup measurements for flour, properly measure your flour:
- Fluff the flour with a spoon
- spoon flour into a measuring cup, one spoon at a time
- scrape with a butter knife to level
Nutrition
Calories: 159kcalCarbohydrates: 22gProtein: 3gFat: 7gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 12mgSodium: 111mgPotassium: 53mgFiber: 0.5gSugar: 9gVitamin A: 161IUVitamin C: 0.04mgCalcium: 27mgIron: 1mg
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