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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 traditional Middle Eastern dessert comes together in just one Basbousa (Semolina Cake).
Recipe of Basbousa(semolina cake)
To begin with this recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can have basbousa(semolina cake) using 15 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
Ingredients
The ingredients needed to make Basbousa(semolina cake):
- Get Syrup
- Get 2 1/4 cups sugar
- Get 1 1/2 cups water
- Get Juice from 1 lemon (or 2 tablespoon orange juice)
- Prepare 1 tablespoon honey
- Prepare Cake
- Get 2 cups semolina
- Prepare 1 cup sugar
- Prepare 1 stick butter, softened
- Take 1 cup whole milk
- Take 1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Make ready 1 tablespoon baking powder
- Get 1 tablespoon baking soda
- Take 2 eggs
- Prepare Blanched split almonds
It's topped with a delicious rosewater and lemon syrup. Many people attribute weight gain in Ramadan to the abundance of traditional sweet treats which are unfortunately characteristically not the healthiest. Basbousa (also namoura, revani, hareseh and other names) is a traditional Middle Eastern sweet cake that originated in Egypt, though also popular in other countries. It is made from a semolina batter in a pan, sweetened with orange flower water, rose water or simple syrup.
Instructions
Instructions 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. Shamali cake or semolina cake is one of the most popular desserts in Cyprus. It's one of the variations basbousa - traditional Middle East sweet cake.
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