About this dish
A dense, syrup-soaked semolina cake, often topped with almonds.
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Ingredients
🌾2 cups semolina
🍬1/2 cup sugar
🥛1 cup yogurt
🧈1/2 cup melted butter
🍯1.5 cups sugar syrup
🌰Whole almonds, for topping
Method
Serves 31
Mix semolina, sugar, yogurt, and melted butter into a thick batter.2
Spread evenly into a greased baking pan.3
Score the top into diamond shapes and press an almond into each piece.4
Bake at 180°C (350°F) for about 30-35 minutes until golden.5
Pour the cooled sugar syrup over the hot cake immediately after baking.✓ What Makes it Authentic
Basbousa is a popular Egyptian dessert, valued for its moist, sweet texture from being soaked in syrup right after baking.
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