Bint al-sahn

Bint al-sahn, also known as sabayah, is a Yemeni pastry made from a dough, which is prepared by mixing white flour, eggs, yeast and clarified butter, known as samn. It is baked in multiple layers and typically served with honey and sprinkled with habbat as sowda.
Bint al-sahn is one of the most popular Yemeni dishes. It is often translated as honey cake into English, but in reality falls more under the category of a rich, flaky pastry with is served with honey and melted ghee. Like most breads, it is best served fresh and warm. Despite the simple ingredients, making the dough is technically challenging. For this reason, it is rarely found in Yemeni restaurants and it is something which is most often made at home. The most important thing is that the layers need to be paper-thin. In order to achieve this, the dough needs to be the right consistency and the dough balls must be allowed to relax so that it becomes easy to toss them out.