Bint al-Sahn (Yemeni Honey Bread) - Middle Eastern Recipe

Bint al-Sahn (Yemeni Honey Bread)

🌍 Middle Eastern, Yemen Difficulty: ●●●○○

Bint al-Sahn (literally "daughter of the plate") is Yemen's most famous sweet bread, traditionally made for celebrations and served as a dessert with black seed honey.

Ingredients

• 500 g all-purpose flour
• 7 g instant yeast
• 1 tsp sugar
• ½ tsp salt
• 3 eggs, beaten
• 200 ml warm water
• 100 g butter, melted (plus more for layering)
• Honey for serving (sidra/sidr honey preferred)
• Nigella seeds (optional)

Method

1. Mixing — Mix flour, yeast, sugar, and salt; add eggs and warm water.
2. Kneading — Knead into smooth dough; add melted butter gradually. Knead 10 minutes.
3. Proving — Prove 1 hour until doubled.
4. Dividing — Divide dough into 8–10 portions; roll each paper-thin.
5. Layering — Layer sheets in greased round pan, brushing each with melted butter.
6. Arranging — Arrange all layers in pan; brush top generously with butter.
7. Sprinkling — Sprinkle with nigella seeds if using.
8. Baking — Bake at 200°C (400°F) for 20–25 minutes until golden and layers are crisp.
9. Drizzling — Drizzle copiously with honey immediately from oven.

Tags: all-purpose flour, instant yeast, sugar, eggs, warm water · Source: Brittani's Almanac