Semolina Cake (Basbousa)
Semolina Cake (Basbousa)

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To begin with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook semolina cake (basbousa) using 15 ingredients and 16 steps. Here is how you cook that.

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

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