How to Make Yummy Basbousa!!
How to Make Yummy Basbousa!! Delicious, fresh and tasty.
Basbousa!!. Basbousa is an Egyptian semolina cake drenched in syrup. Today, I'm sharing my aunt Maha's special recipe! Basbousa/basboosa is a term in the Middle east that refers to a very sweet semolina - sort of- cake.
Add semolina mixture to buttermilk mixture, mix well, then add melted butter, and mix well.
Basbousa are small cakes that are covered with syrup.
The are perfect with coffee or tea.
You can cook Basbousa!! using 12 ingredients and 1 steps. Here is how you achieve that.
Ingredients of Basbousa!!
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It’s 1 cup of butter or 200 g, melted.
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You need 1 tin of Sweetened Condensed Milk or 397 g.
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You need 1 1/2 teaspoons of baking powder.
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Prepare 2 cups of semolina or 320 g.
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It’s 1 cup of ground almonds or 100 g.
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It’s 1 cup of water or 250 ml.
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Prepare of For the syrup:.
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You need 2 cups of sugar or 400 g.
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You need 1 1/2 cups of water or 375 ml.
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Prepare 1 teaspoon of lemon juice.
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It’s 1 tablespoon of rose water.
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It’s 2 tablespoons of ground almonds.
This basbousa recipe is very easy.
The origin of basbousa goes back to the revani of Turkish cuisine, a classic cake from the time of the Ottoman Empire.
Indeed, revani was baked for the first time by Ottoman pastry chefs to celebrate the conquest of Armenia in the sixteenth century.
At Comal in Denver, Vian Alnidawi and Sara Nassr have become known for their basbousa, a Middle Eastern semolina cake that's flecked with coconut and soaked in a sweet syrup.
Basbousa!! step by step
- Combine butter,Condensed Milk and baking powder and stir well. Add semolina, ground almond and water and stir until well combined.
Pour and level mixture into 28cm x 24cm baking tin. Bake in a 190°C preheated oven for 35 minutes or until top is golden.
Remove from oven and pour all over the cooled syrup. Place in fridge to cool completely, cut & serve.
For syrup: Add sugar and water to a saucepan. Bring to boil and simmer for 6-8 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in lemon juice, rosewater.
Basbousa cake is a dessert from the Middle East that is made primarily from a semolina mixture.
It is popular throughout Middle Eastern countries as well as North Africa, Iran, Greece and Turkey.
In Egypt this is the main dessert served during the feasts and holidays for both Christians and Muslims.
Mix the semolina, coconut, sugar, baking soda, and the butter in a large bowl.
Use your hands to incorporate the butter with the other ingredients until mixed well.
