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Yemeni Honeycomb Bread (خلية نحل)

🍽️N/A Servings
📅Jun 8, 2026

Ingredients

1 cup milk
3 tbsp sugar
2 tsp yeast
1 egg
4 tbsp butter, melted
3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp salt
4 oz cream cheese
Honey Syrup
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup water
1/4 cup honey
1 egg yolk
1 tsp milk
Nigella seeds
Sesame seeds

Instructions

1
Dough: Mix all ingredients together.
2
Filling: Mix cream cheese with honey syrup.
3
Topping: Mix sugar, water, and honey.
4
Egg Wash: Mix egg yolk and milk.
5
Garnish: Sprinkle Nigella seeds and sesame seeds on top.