Hello everybody, it is John, welcome to our recipe site. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, basbousa. One of my favorites. For mine, I will make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.
Basbousa is one of the most favored of current trending foods in the world. It is easy, it is fast, it tastes delicious. It is appreciated by millions every day. They’re nice and they look fantastic. Basbousa is something which I have loved my whole life.
Basbousa, an Egyptian semolina cake with yogurt is one of the best Egyptian desserts that comes out fairly quick. Today I am sharing the BEST basbousa recipe that everyone was raving about. I use yogurt or sour cream because it give the cake a creamy flavor that's irresistible.
To begin with this recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can cook basbousa using 13 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Basbousa:
- Take for the basbousa
- Make ready 2 cups Semolina
- Take 1 cup Shredded Coconut
- Take 3/4 cup Sugar
- Make ready 1 teaspoon Baking Powder
- Prepare 1 tablespoon Vanilla
- Make ready 100 g Butter, room temperature
- Take 250 ml Thick yogurt/heavy cream, room temperature
- Prepare for the syrup
- Make ready 1 1/2 cups Sugar
- Get 1 cup Water
- Get 1 teaspoon lemon juice
- Take 1 tablespoon vanilla/rose essence
The cake itself is not too sweet but it is soaked with a sugar syrup scented with. This traditional Middle Eastern dessert comes together in just one bowl. Recipe adapted from Vian Alnidawi and Sara Nassr, Comal Heritage. Basbousa which literally translates 'just a kiss' (aaaaawwwww), is basically a syrupy It was definitely the BEST basbousa recipe I've tried at this point.
Instructions to make Basbousa:
- To make the Sugar syrup
- Bring water and sugar to a boil. Stir gently. Once it reaches a boil, reduce heat and let it simmer. Do not stir. 3-5 mins - - Remove from heat. Add lemon juice and rose water. And let the syrup cool.
- To make the basbousa
- Preheat your oven at 180C. Grease an 9×9 or 8×8 square pan or a 9” round pie dish with butter or oil and set aside - - In a large bowl, put semolina, coconut, baking powder and mix well.
- In another bowl, put yogurt, butter, sugar, vanilla, and mix well.
- Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and mix well. The mixture should be fairly thick and easy to press with hands (not thin like cake or brownie batter).
- Press the mix down onto square baking tray or round pie pan.The cake mix should be about 1 inch thick.Cut a diamond or square design in the cake with a butter knife. Place an almond or any other type of nut you have on hand onto each pre-cut square.
- Bake at 180C for 30 min to 40 mins until it’s a bronze brown color. If no color forms on the top turn on broiler for 1-2 minutes until the top is golden/bronze. Cut the Cake again along the pre-cut lines and pour cold syrup on top while its hot so it can absorb all through.This will help with absorbing the sugar syrup.
- Let it cool and serve with a warm cup of coffee. - - ENJOY🌹
The sweetness and flavor was on point, but I felt. İslamiyet'in doğuşundan bugüne, süregelen bir tatlı olan "Basbousa"nın kökeni Mısır'a dayanır. Ülkemizde, özellikle Hatay'da, yöresel bir tat olarak kabul edilen Basbousa, gerek imalat, gerek tat. See more ideas about Basbousa recipe, Arabic sweets, Arabic food. The best basbousa recipe you will find! An Egyptian almond-coconut semolina cake, drenched in cinnamon syrup. Basbousa is a native Egyptian and traditional Middle Eastern sweet cake.
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