Hello everybody, hope you are having an amazing day today. Today, I will show you a way to make a distinctive dish, basbousa(semolina cake). It is one of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I am going to make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Basbousa is a traditional Egyptian - middle eastern sweet cake. Basically Basbousa (also known as revani or harissa) cake is a semolina cake with coconut. Basbousa Aka Harissa (Coconut Yogurt Semolina Cake).
Basbousa(semolina cake) is one of the most popular of recent trending foods in the world. It’s appreciated by millions daily. It is easy, it’s fast, it tastes yummy. Basbousa(semolina cake) is something that I have loved my whole life. They are nice and they look fantastic.
To begin with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can have basbousa(semolina cake) using 15 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Basbousa(semolina cake):
- Take Syrup
- Prepare 2 1/4 cups sugar
- Prepare 1 1/2 cups water
- Prepare Juice from 1 lemon (or 2 tablespoon orange juice)
- Prepare 1 tablespoon honey
- Get Cake
- Get 2 cups semolina
- Get 1 cup sugar
- Take 1 stick butter, softened
- Make ready 1 cup whole milk
- Make ready 1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Get 1 tablespoon baking powder
- Take 1 tablespoon baking soda
- Make ready 2 eggs
- Make ready Blanched split almonds
Recipe adapted from Vian Alnidawi and Sara Nassr, Comal Heritage. Basbousa are small cakes that are covered with syrup. The are perfect with coffee or tea. Whip sugar and coconut oil in a large bowl until sugar melts in the fat.
Steps to make Basbousa(semolina cake):
- 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.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly grease and flour a 9x12 baking dish.
- Cream together butter and sugar in a mixing bowl. Add eggs and vanilla.
- In separate bowl, combine semolina, baking powder and baking soda. Slowly add to butter and egg mixture. Stir in milk
- 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.
- Bake for 25 min. Remove cake from oven and pour syrup over cake until no more can be absorbed. Allow to cool
From Saad Fayed, I love basbousa with coffee after a good meal. They are just enough to add that extra umpf to a meal. The syrup is not too sugary, but sweet enough to satisfy a sweet tooth. This semolina cake is an Egyptian and Middle Eastern delicacy that is served during special occasions. Serve Basbousa during a tea party with Qahwa or as a dessert during dinner.
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