Chebakia Bouchnikha – A Delicious Honey Soaked Moroccan Sweet Perfect For Ramadan! #moroccanfood

Chebakia Bouchnikha – a beautiful, delicate honey-soaked pastry made with milk. The name can vary by region and is also known as Chebakia with Milk or even just “Bouchnikha.” The name comes from the Moroccan toothpick plant, as the pastry’s shape resembles its dried flower.

Here’s how you make it at home:

For the Dough
500g all-purpose flour
1t ground cinnamon
1t ground anise
4g baking powder
4g vanilla sugar
1/2t salt
125g very soft butter
200ml warm milk
2T orange blossom water
1T vinegar

For Frying & Coating
Vegetable oil, for frying
900g honey, warmed mixed with 2t of orange blossom water
Sliced Almonds or Toasted Sesame for Garnish

In a large bowl, combine dry ingredients. Add butter and mix until well incorporated. Add orange blossom water, vinegar and half of the milk. Mix to combine. Add the remaining milk little by little until the dough comes together and is soft but not sticky – you may not need all of the milk.

Knead for 10 minutes until the dough is very soft and pliable. Roll into a log and cut into 5 even sections. Form each section into a ball and let rest, covered for 30 minutes.

Once the dough has rested, flour a work surface and roll out the dough until about 1/4 inch thick. Pass through a pasta roller to flatten before passing it through a spaghetti cutter.

Shape pastries as pictured in the videos by pinching together the individual stands of dough and cutting them into individual pastries.

Heat oil to 360 degrees and fry in batches until lightly golden. Remove and immediately drop into honey. Let soak for 10-15 minutes to allow honey to absorb.

Place bouchnikha in a strainer basket that’s set over a bowl to drain.

Garnish with sliced almonds or toasted sesame and enjoy!

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