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By: Deanna Linder
In the opening sequence of one of my favorite movies, Amelie, there is a sequence which portrays the main character’s (Amelie) likes and dislikes in a very sensory fashion. One of her likes, dipping her hand into a sack of dried beans, is depicted in such a way that you can almost feel the feeling yourself.
One of my likes, in Amelie fashion, is getting home from the supermarket, opening up and smelling a package of fresh yeast. It’s a bit odd, I know, but I love the smell of fresh yeast. What is even better is the smell of a house after baking with fresh yeast-and this cake does the job beautifully.
A yeast cake may sound a bit difficult, but it’s really easy to make. The filling I used here contains halva spread, which can be found in Middle Eastern markets or online here. You can swap the filling halva spread, halva and chocolate with a variety of substitutions:
-melted butter, cinnamon and sugar
-nutella and ground almonds
-melted chocolate (any kind of your liking)
-poppy seeds
Halva and Chocolate Cake
As with many yeast dough’s, you can allow this dough to rise overnight in the refrigerator and bring it room temperature before working with it.
Ingredients for 2 cakes (in a loaf pan):
4 cups flour (I prefer to use bread flour, but it’s not mandatory)
1 cup water, at room temperature
2 oz./50 grams fresh yeast
½ cup sugar
¼ teaspoon salt
1 egg +2 egg yolks
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3½ oz.(100 grams) butter, softened
For the filling:
1 cup halva spread, warmed (in the microwave for about 45 seconds)
1 cup halva, crumbled
3½ oz. (100 grams) good quality dark chocolate, coarsely chopped
For the syrup:
½ cup sugar
½ cup water
Preparation:
i found this recipe on pinterest and stopped dead in my tracks because i am addicted to halva! i’ve always enjoyed it, but this summer i went to israel and become officially addicted. i love your writing (and i love the smell of yeast too!!)… excuse me while i go snoop around your blog for a bit 😉
I snopped around yours too! great work.. if you ever come back here, make sure to get in touch with us!
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