DISH RESEARCH · Dessert
Chebakia
Moroccan flower-shaped sesame cookies coated with orange-flower honey.
About Chebakia
Chebakia are Moroccan sesame cookies shaped like flowers and coated with honey. Christine Benlafquih shares her sister-in-law’s family recipe, a traditional preparation associated with Ramadan and special occasions.
Toasted sesame, anise, cinnamon, saffron and orange flower water give the cookies their aromatic character. Mastic is the selected resin option, with butter and olive oil enriching the dough.
The folded cookies have a glossy amber honey coating and sesame scattered at their centres. The author describes a balance between sweetness and crispness, with a longer honey soak giving a softer result.
Allergens in this recipe
Contains: Sesame, Egg, Milk.
Product-dependent or unconfirmed: Wheat (gluten).
Other allergen details are unconfirmed.
Ingredients vary by restaurant. Confirm your allergens with staff before ordering.
Ingredients in Chebakia
Christine Benlafquih’s sister-in-law’s Moroccan chebakia with mastic.
- Unhulled sesame seedsBase
- FlourBase
- Baking powderBase
- SaltSeasoning
- Ground aniseSeasoning
- Ground cinnamonSeasoning
- Saffron threadsSeasoning
- TurmericSeasoning
- MasticAromatic
- SugarSweetener
- EggBinder
- Unsalted butterCooking medium
- Olive oilCooking medium
- VinegarLiquid
- Orange flower waterAromatic
- YeastBase
- WaterLiquid
- HoneyFinish
- Vegetable oilCooking medium · Frying
Ingredient details & uncertainties
Allergen information is incomplete. Unconfirmed details do not establish that an allergen is absent.
- Unhulled sesame seeds: Sesame. Toasted dough and toasted garnish allocations combined; unhulled form explicit.
- Flour: Wheat. Generic cereal unknown; required dough/dusting plus conditional extra flour allocation.
- Baking powder: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Complete supplier formula unknown.
- Salt: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Ground anise: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Broader anise link; not star anise.
- Ground cinnamon: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Truncated card word clarified by full narrative.
- Saffron threads: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Turmeric: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Mastic: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Selected instead of gum arabic drops.
- Sugar: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Required mastic-crushing companion, not omitted.
- Egg: Egg
- Unsalted butter: Milk
- Olive oil: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Vinegar: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Substrate not named.
- Orange flower water: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Dough/honey allocations combined; optional consistency adjustment is conditional alternative to extra flour.
- Yeast: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Water: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Explicit yeast-dissolving water, not final service heat.
- Honey: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Vegetable oil: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Separate frying medium from dough olive oil; botanical blend unspecified.
Origins & food traditions
Countries
- Morocco
- MoroccoCatalogue link pending review
Cuisines & regions
- Moroccan Cuisine
- Moroccan CuisineCatalogue link pending review
AI-generated illustration of one possible presentation. Recipes and ingredients vary; the image does not establish allergen content.