Sri Lanka Bibikkan

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Sri Lanka Bibikkan

 

1 lb. semolina

1/4 lb. raisins

4 cups honey

1/4 lb. flour

25 cashew nuts

2 cups scraped coconut

2 ozs. butter

rind of lime

1/4 lb. sugar

2 tsps. vanilla

1 tsp. rose water

1/2 tsp. cardamom

1/2 tsp. cinnamon

handful diced fruit: dates, ginger preserves, chow-chow, etc.

 

Add sugar and honey to scraped coconut and cook over slow flame until coconut is

cooked. Add all fruits and cool overnight. Next day add butter, semolina and

flour to the mixture. Then add vanilla, rose water, cinnamon and cardomons. Bake

at moderate heat until it sets up nicely.