Yemenite Honeycomb Bread (Khaliat Al Nahl)

Ingredients

• 3 1/2 cups All-purpose flour
• 1 cup Warm Milk
• 1 tsp Sugar
• 1 Egg beaten
• 2 tbsp Yeast
• 3 tbsp Melted butter
• as required Warm water
• 24 Cheese cubes, one each cut into 2
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup Water
• 1 tsp Rose water
• 2 tbsp Black seeds or sesame seeds
• 1/4 th cup Milk additional for milk wash

Steps

1. First of all add yeast and sugar to a cup of warm milk.
2. Stir lightly and allow it to prove.
3. Combine the rest of the ingredients in a large mixing bowl and add the yeast mix into it.
4. Make a smooth dough out of it.
5. Knead it well for 5 minutes and cover.
6. Allow it to rise by keeping it in a warm place for at least 2 hours.
7. After 2 hours, punch down the dough once and divide it into four portions.
8. Divide further into 12 balls each
9. In this way we will have 48 balls out of the 4 portions.
10. Arrange them all closely just as to resemble a honeycomb.
11. Give milk wash and sprinkle blackseeds or sesame seeds on top.
12. Bake in a preheated oven on 180° for 20 to 25 minutes.
13. Make sugar syrup of one string consistency with all the ingredients listed under it.
14. While it's still hot and just out of the oven, pour this sugar syrup on top so as to drench it completely.
15. Tadaa!!!!!! It's all ready to be devoured.