RCI-BR.004.0414.001

Benne Cakes

Name: Benne Cakes
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: South African
Ingredients: 1 unit oil to grease a cookie sheet; 1 cup finely packed brown sugar; ¼ cup butter or margarine (softened); 1 unit egg (beaten); ½ teaspoon vanilla extract; 1 teaspoon freshly squeezed lemon juice; ½ cup all-purpose flour; ½ teaspoon baking powder; ¼ teaspoon salt; 1 cup toasted sesame seeds

Benne cakes are a popular snack cookie that originated in Africa, where the benne seed (or sesame se

Prep15 min

Cook30 min

Total45 min

Servings4

Difficultyintermediate

Ingredients

oil to grease a cookie sheet
1 unit
finely packed brown sugar
1 cup
butter or margarine
softened
¼ cup
egg
beaten
1 unit
vanilla extract
½ teaspoon
freshly squeezed lemon juice
1 teaspoon
all-purpose flour
½ cup
baking powder
½ teaspoon
salt
¼ teaspoon
toasted sesame seeds
1 cup

Method

Prepare according to traditional method. (Directions were not provided in the legacy source.)

Benne Cakes

Ingredients

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