• 4 years ago
Basbousa is a traditional Arabic dessert prepared by baking semolina soaked in sugary syrup.
Ingredients:

For cake:
Butter 1/2 cup
Semolina 2 cups
Shredded coconut 2 cups
Dry milk powder 2 cups
Yogurt 3 tbsp
Baking powder 1 1/2 tsp
Vanilla powder 1 tsp
Egg 2
Almonds

For Syrup:
Sugar 2 cups
Water 1 cup
Lemon juice 1 tbsp
Cardamom 3 pcs

Recipe:

For Syrup:
In a pan, add sugar, water, lemon juice & cardamom to cook till it boils.
For Basbousa cake:
Knead butter, semolina, coconut, dry milk, yogurt, baking powder & vanilla powder with eggs for 5 minutes.
Put the dough in the baking pan & press it with a spoon & garnish it with almonds as you like.
Bake Basbousa in the oven for 25 minutes at 180°C(350°F).
Pour syrup all over Basbousa and bake for other 10 minutes.
Cool down Basbousa and serve as you like.
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