Sekerpare

Name: Sekerpare
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: Turkish
Ingredients: 2 cups granulated sugar; 2.5 cups water; 1 tbsp lemon juice; 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened; 1/4 cup powdered sugar, sifted; 2 large eggs; 1/2 cup fine semolina; 1.5 cups all-purpose flour; 1 tsp baking powder; 1 tsp vanilla extract; 16 blanched almonds

A classic Turkish dessert featuring tender semolina cookies topped with whole almonds and soaked in lemon syrup.

45 minMediumServes 8380 cal/serving

TurkishDessertOven and StovetopVegetarianSoy-FreeLow-SodiumPork-FreeNightshade-Free

Ingredients

2 cups granulated sugar
2.5 cups water
1 tbsp lemon juice
1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
1/4 cup powdered sugar, sifted
2 large eggs
1/2 cup fine semolina
1.5 cups all-purpose flour
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp vanilla extract
16 blanched almonds

Instructions

1

Combine 2 cups granulated sugar, 2.5 cups water, and 1 tbsp lemon juice in a saucepan over medium heat, boil for 10 minutes, then remove from heat and cool completely.
2

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F and lightly grease a rimmed baking sheet.
3

In a mixing bowl, cream together 1/2 cup softened unsalted butter and 1/4 cup sifted powdered sugar until smooth and light.
4

Mix in 2 large eggs and 1 tsp vanilla extract until well combined.
5

Add 1/2 cup fine semolina, 1.5 cups all-purpose flour, and 1 tsp baking powder, stirring until a soft dough forms.
6

Divide dough into smooth round balls, place on the prepared sheet, and press 16 blanched almonds into the centers.
7

Bake for 22 to 25 minutes until golden brown.
8

Pour the cooled syrup over the hot cookies right out of the oven and let sit for 2 hours to absorb fully.

Questions

Can I make Sekerpare dairy-free?

Yes. The dairy in this entry is 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened. Swap the butter for olive oil where it melts, or a plant-based block butter where it is creamed. The richness shifts slightly, but the method does not change.

Can I make Sekerpare gluten-free?

Yes. The gluten in this entry is 1/2 cup fine semolina, 1.5 cups all-purpose flour. Swap the flour for a 1-to-1 gluten-free baking blend (where it only thickens a sauce, half as much cornstarch also works). Everything else proceeds as written.

How long does Sekerpare keep?

Store it airtight: two to three days at room temperature or up to a week refrigerated. It freezes for up to two months; thaw at room temperature.

Can I halve or double Sekerpare?

Yes. As written it serves 8. Every ingredient in this entry carries precomputed half and double quantities, and the app's batch dial rewrites them inside each step. Doubled, split it across two pans and rotate them halfway; one crowded pan bakes unevenly.

Serve it with

Cook this free in the app

Textual Chef is a plain-text cooking reference of 3,876 recipes, free to read and cook from, with no account and no paywall. In the app, this entry scales itself: half, standard, or double batch, every quantity recomputed inside the step that uses it. No ads, no life stories, no photos of somebody else's dinner.

The entries are curated and public-domain sourced, written to a fixed template and checked against it: tested quantities, one closed vocabulary of methods, and precomputed half and double batches on every line. Nothing here is a scraped blog post.

Cook this free in the appNo download needed. It opens in your browser, instantly. The kitchen tools (planner, shopping list, pantry, import) are $5.33 a month billed annually, and the first 30 days are free.