Honeycomb Bread (Khilat Nahl)

soft, warm bread with cheesy filling and slightly sweet

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Honeycomb Bread (Khilat Nahl)

There is nothing better than freshly baked, warm, sweet, and absolutely delicious honeycomb bread. You can serve it with karak chai or coffee. Also makes a perfect snack.

Prep Time30

Cook Time40

Course: Appetizer, Dessert

Cuisine: Middle Eastern

Keyword: honeycomb bread, Khaliat Nahl

Servings:

Calories: 163kcal

Author: Saba Ahmad

Ingredients

For dough

3 cups flour
2 tsp yeast
2 eggs 1 for dough and 1 for eggwash
1 cup milk to knead the dough (warm)
2 tbsp sugar
6 tbsp butter melted
2 tbsp milk powder optional
1/2 tsp salt
Water if needed

For sugar syrup

3/4 cups sugar
1/2 cup water
1 tsp honey

For filling

6 oz fresh mozzarella cheese cut into small cubes.

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Instructions

Prepare Dough

To make the dough, add all the ingredients of the dough to a bowl except for milk and water. Warm up the milk on a stovetop or in a microwave. Now, slowly start adding warm milk and knead it to make a soft dough. Add warm water if needed.
Once the dough is ready leave it in a warm place to rise.

Prepare Sugar Syrup

Add 3/4 cup of sugar and 1/2 cup of water to a saucepan. Cook it on medium heat while stirring. Once sugar is dissolved, keep cooking for another 4-5 minutes. Add 1 tsp of honey. Mix it, and the sugar syrup is ready. Let it cool down.

Shape the honeycombs

Once the dough doubles in size, punch it down to release all the air and roll it to make a flat circle a little bigger than the pan you are baking in. Cut the dough into about 40 pieces with the help of a pizza cutter.
Now grab a piece of dough and stretch it a little, add a cube of cheese in the center, and pinch the sides to make a round ball. Continue with the rest of the dough. This dough will be enough to make one 12-inch bread or two 6-inch breads. Now place the dough balls in the tray with the seam side down.
Rest it for about 30 minutes. Meanwhile, crack an egg in a bowl and add 1 tbsp of milk. Mix it with the help of a fork to make an eggwash for the bread.

Bake the bread

Preheat the oven to 350°F
After 30 minutes of resting the dough, brush it with eggwash.
Bake in the preheated oven for 40-50 minutes, depending on the size of the bread. Once it’s golden from the top, take it out. Pour the sugar syrup on it. You can also brush a little syrup and serve the rest of it on the side.

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Notes

I like to keep the dough in the oven or in the microwave (while it's still off) to help the dough rise quickly.

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