Semolina Cake (Basbousa)
Semolina Cake (Basbousa)

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Semolina Cake (Basbousa) is one of the most well liked of recent trending foods on earth. It is enjoyed by millions daily. It is simple, it’s fast, it tastes delicious. They are nice and they look fantastic. Semolina Cake (Basbousa) is something that I’ve loved my whole life.

This cake is Soft and moist with a touch of lemon syrup. Subscribe to my YouTube Channel Here: ⬇ ⬇ ⬇. This traditional Middle Eastern dessert comes together in just one Basbousa (Semolina Cake). Recipe adapted from Vian Alnidawi and Sara Nassr, Comal Heritage.

To begin with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can cook semolina cake (basbousa) using 15 ingredients and 16 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Semolina Cake (Basbousa):
  1. Make ready Basbousa
  2. Make ready 2.25 cups semolina flour
  3. Make ready 1.15 cups sugar
  4. Get 3 tablespoon butter (room temp)
  5. Take 1.15 cups natural yoghurt
  6. Make ready 0.4 cups desicated coconut
  7. Prepare 1 tablespoon tahini (sesame paste)
  8. Get 1.5 teaspoons baking powder
  9. Get Whole almonds / hazelnuts
  10. Prepare Syrup
  11. Prepare 1-1.5 cup sugar
  12. Prepare 1-1.5 cup water
  13. Take 1 tablespoon lemon juice
  14. Make ready 1 cinnamon stick
  15. Get 2-3 cloves

For the first time I tried shamali at one of. Basbousa is an Egyptian semolina cake widely spread and loved throughout the Middle East. It is made with semolina, yogurt, butter or ghee and sometimes coconut. Basbousa cake is a dessert from the Middle East that is made primarily from a semolina mixture.

Instructions to make Semolina Cake (Basbousa):
  1. Preheat oven to 175°C
  2. Start by making the syrup. Combine water and sugar in a saucepan and heat on low to medium temperature.
  3. Add the lemon juice as it starts to simmer
  4. Then add the cinnamon and clove.
  5. Once the consistency is syrup like, remove from heat and allow to cool by placing sauce pan in cold water bath.
  6. Put semonlia flour, sugar and baking powder in a large mixing bowl.
  7. Mix altogether.
  8. Melt the butter by placing in a microwave proof bowl for 10 - 20 seconds.
  9. Add the melted butter, yoghurt and coconut to the mixture
  10. Using the tips of your fingers, mix the ingredients together.
  11. Using a brush, spread the tahini to cover the base and sides of flan dish
  12. Spoon the mixture into the flan dish and level using the back of a spoon
  13. Place in oven for 15 minutes. Then remove and place whole almonds or hazelnuts so that they rest on the top of the cake.
  14. Return to oven for a further 20 minutes until the cake is golden brown in colour
  15. Add the now cooled syrup to the cake and allow it to rest in the flan dish.
  16. Typically leave it to soak up the syrup for around 20 minutes and that's it ready to enjoy.

It is made with semolina, yogurt, butter or ghee and sometimes coconut. Basbousa cake is a dessert from the Middle East that is made primarily from a semolina mixture. It is popular throughout Middle Eastern countries as well as North Africa, Iran, Greece and Turkey. From Saad Fayed, I love basbousa with coffee after a good meal. They are just enough to add that extra umpf to a meal.

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