Basbousa(semolina cake)
Basbousa(semolina cake)

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Basbousa is a traditional Egyptian - middle eastern sweet cake. Basically Basbousa (also known as revani or harissa) cake is a semolina cake with coconut. This cake is Soft and moist with a touch of lemon syrup.

Basbousa(semolina cake) is one of the most popular of recent trending foods in the world. It’s easy, it’s fast, it tastes delicious. It is appreciated by millions every day. Basbousa(semolina cake) is something that I’ve loved my whole life. They are fine and they look fantastic.

To begin with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can have basbousa(semolina cake) using 15 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Basbousa(semolina cake):
  1. Make ready Syrup
  2. Take 2 1/4 cups sugar
  3. Prepare 1 1/2 cups water
  4. Make ready Juice from 1 lemon (or 2 tablespoon orange juice)
  5. Prepare 1 tablespoon honey
  6. Make ready Cake
  7. Make ready 2 cups semolina
  8. Take 1 cup sugar
  9. Make ready 1 stick butter, softened
  10. Take 1 cup whole milk
  11. Prepare 1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  12. Prepare 1 tablespoon baking powder
  13. Take 1 tablespoon baking soda
  14. Make ready 2 eggs
  15. Make ready Blanched split almonds

It's topped with a delicious rosewater and lemon syrup. This traditional Middle Eastern dessert comes together in just one Basbousa (Semolina Cake). Recipe adapted from Vian Alnidawi and Sara Nassr, Comal Heritage. Basbousa are small cakes that are covered with syrup.

Instructions to make Basbousa(semolina cake):
  1. Prepare syrup first. Dissolve sugar in water in a medium saucepan. Add lemon juice and bring to boil. Once the syrup begins to boil, add in honey. Reduce heat and allow to slowly boil for about 8-10 min. Remove from heat and set aside.
  2. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly grease and flour a 9x12 baking dish.
  3. Cream together butter and sugar in a mixing bowl. Add eggs and vanilla.
  4. In separate bowl, combine semolina, baking powder and baking soda. Slowly add to butter and egg mixture. Stir in milk
  5. Pour mixture into baking dish and smooth with spoon. Take a butter knife and make diamond shapes. Place an almond in the center of each diamond.
  6. Bake for 25 min. Remove cake from oven and pour syrup over cake until no more can be absorbed. Allow to cool

The are perfect with coffee or tea. It is basically semolina cake that has been soaked in a sugar/honey syrup. This dessert is supposed to be really sweet and it tastes best that way, but you can adjust the quantity of sugar that goes into the. 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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