Shendetlie Honey and Nut Cake

Steps in our own plain words.

1. 1

   Prepare.

2. 2

   Sugar plus cooled melted butter then add your honey and soda in a mixing bowl cream together your eggs.

3. 3

   Add half the flour and the walnuts.

4. 4

   Mix well.

5. 5

   Add the rest of your flour and using your hands kneed the mix together until a firm dough is formed.

6. 6

   Coat a big baking tray ( a circle tray is used around 12 inches is best using a 2 - 3 inch height) using olive oil.

7. 7

   Add your dough plus press it down so that it fits your whole tray.

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   Try plus get your dough flat plus equal in height all over, baking.

9. 9

   Place on bottom shelf of a cold oven.

10. 10

    Turn the temperture up to 180 degrees.

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    Cook in the oven for 35 min plus your dough has turned dark brown plus is firm to touch.

12. 12

    Take it out of the oven.

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    Leave to cool while making the syrup.

14. 14

    Adding the Syrup.

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    Add the sugar and water to a pot.

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    Bring to the boil.

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    Leave boiling for 10 minutes, mixing every so often.

18. 18

    Take it off the heat.

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    Cut the Shendetlie in squares of diamond shapes.

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    Pour over the hot syrup.

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    Use enough of your syrup to cover your cake plus ½ inch overflowing, sitting over the top.

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    This will soak in your cake.

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    Keep going while you leave it, do it, do it, do it, do it, do it, do it, do it, do it, do it, do it, do it, do it, do it, do it, do it, do it, do it.

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    Do it to cool for at least 1.