Recipe - Hanukkah Nut Cake With Honey Syrup

3 cup All purpose flour
3 tablespoon Sugar
One half teaspoon Ground cloves
One half teaspoon Ground cinnamon
2 cup Finely chopped walnuts
1 cup Dried dates; minced
1 cup Vegetable oil
1 cup Water

HONEY SYRUP
1 One half cup Honey
One half cup Water
1 small Lemon juiced
One half teaspoon Lemon zest; finely grated

Recently posted to the rfcj ng ...From: Lita (alotzkar@direct.ca)

This quick and easy cake is a special holiday cake from the Turkish Jewish
tradition. Make extra cakes and share them with your friends and family as
gifts.

The traditional way is to mix all dry ingredients on a board using your
hands, rubbing and sifting them until well mixed. Make a mound and put a
hole in the center. Pour oil and water in center and make into a dough.
Kneed the dough for about 1 minute.

1. Put all the dry ingredients in a bowl if you must, and mix well. Add the
oil and water and make a dough, kneed for 1 minute or so.

2. Place dough in a greased, use oil, 9" pan. Bake in a pre heated oven at
350 for 1 hour. remove and allow to cool.

The Honey Syrup:

1. In a pot over medium high heat cook honey, water, lemon juice and zest.
Allow to reduce by One fourth .

2. Place cake in a shallow plate and with a fork, make holes all over the
top of the cake. Pour the warm syrup over the cake and allow to sit 1 hour
before serving.

This is a delicious cake that is great with coffee.

Posted to JEWISHFOOD digest V97 #322 by Jeff Freedman
jefffree@eskimo.com on Dec 09, 1997