Semolina Cake (Basbousa)
Semolina Cake (Basbousa)

Hello everybody, it is me again, Dan, welcome to our recipe site. Today, we’re going to prepare a distinctive dish, semolina cake (basbousa). One of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I’m gonna make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.

Semolina Cake (Basbousa) is one of the most popular of current trending foods on earth. It’s simple, it’s fast, it tastes delicious. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. They’re fine and they look wonderful. Semolina Cake (Basbousa) is something which 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 get started with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can have semolina cake (basbousa) using 15 ingredients and 18 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Semolina Cake (Basbousa):
  1. Take 2 cups Fine Semolina or Rawa
  2. Prepare 1 cup Yoghurt
  3. Make ready 1 cup Sugar
  4. Take 1/2 cup melted unsalted Butter
  5. Take 2 Eggs
  6. Make ready 1/3rd cup Milk
  7. Make ready 1/4 th cup dessicated Coconut
  8. Take 1 teaspoon Baking powder
  9. Make ready 1 teaspoon Almond essence/Vanilla essence
  10. Take As needed crushed assorted nuts and coconut flakes to garnish
  11. Prepare For the Sugar Syrup
  12. Make ready 1 cup Sugar
  13. Prepare 1 cup Water
  14. Get 1 teaspoon Lemon juice
  15. Take 1/2 teaspoon Orange blossom water/rose water

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. In a mixing bowl add sugar and yoghurt.Mix well.
  2. Now add semolina, baking powder and milk.Mix well.
  3. Add melted butter and almond or vanilla essence. Give it a mix.
  4. Add 2 eggs and mix well with a spatula.
  5. At last add dessicated coconut and mix. The batter should be a little thick in consistency.
  6. Grease a 9 inch round baking dish with little oil.
  7. Pour the batter into the pan and tap 2- 3 times to remove any bubbles.
  8. Pre heat oven at 200 degree C for 10 minutes.
  9. Bake basbousa at 200 degrees for 1st 10 minutes.
  10. Then reduce the temperature to 180 degree and bake for 30 to 35 minutes or until the top becomes golden brown.
  11. When cake is baking, add 1 cup of sugar and 1 cup of water to a pan and heat.
  12. Add lemon juice, orange blossom water and mix.
  13. Cook for 10 minutes to make a thin sugar syrup.
  14. When the cake becomes golden, take out from the oven and pour the warm prepared sugar syrup over the hot cake.
  15. Let it soak for 10 to 15 minutes.
  16. Remove from cake tin and garnish with coconut flakes and crushed nuts.
  17. Enjoy with family and friends as dessert.
  18. Very soft and moist texture. Bon appetit.

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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