Maghrebi Sweet Couscous (Seffa) Recipe | Epicurious

Name: Maghrebi Sweet Couscous (Seffa) Recipe | Epicurious
Ingredients: 4 cups boiling water; 1 pound (2 2/3 cups) instant couscous; Pinch of salt; About 1/2 cup sugar; 1/2 to 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon, or 1 tablespoon grated orange zest; 1/4 cup (1/2 stick) melted unsalted butter or olive oil; About 1 1/2 cups milk or almond milk (see Variations below), or 3/4 cup orange juice, or 3/4 cup water and 1 to 4 tablespoons orange blossom water; Additional ground cinnamon for garnish

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Residents of Maghreb use semolina to make tiny pasta pellets called kesksu in Arabic. Unlike pasta made with other types of wheat flour, pasta made from semolina does not become mushy during cooking....

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Ingredients

4 cups boiling water
1 pound (2 2/3 cups) instant couscous
Pinch of salt
About 1/2 cup sugar
1/2 to 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon, or 1 tablespoon grated orange zest
1/4 cup (1/2 stick) melted unsalted butter or olive oil
About 1 1/2 cups milk or almond milk (see Variations below), or 3/4 cup orange juice, or 3/4 cup water and 1 to 4 tablespoons orange blossom water
Additional ground cinnamon for garnish