Basbousa is a scrumptious dessert, a sweet cake made with semolina flour, rose and coconut or lemon flavored and sugar syrup. The dessert is known with various names such as Hareesa or Harissa for the Arabs and Revani for Greek and Turkish.
Although a dessert, Egyptian Basbousa likewise goes well with tea or coffee. With an easy set of components, it can be made quickly.
Basbousa Recipe Ingredients
� 1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
� 1 tablespoon baking powder
� 1 tablespoon baking soda
� 2 eggs
� 1 cup whole milk
� Blanched split almonds
� 1 cup sugar
� 1 stick butter, softened
� Whipped cream (optional)
� Juice from 1 lemon (or 2 tablespoons orange juice)
� 2 1/4 cups sugar
� 1 teaspoon honey (optional)
2. Liquefy sugar in water in a medium pan.
3. Include lemon juice and give a boil.
4. As soon as the syrup starts to boil, include in honey.
5. Lower heat and enable to gradually boil for about 8-10 minutes.
6. Get rid of from heat and reserved.
7. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
8. Gently grease and flour a 9x12 baking meal.
9. Cream together butter and sugar in a blending bowl.
10. Include eggs and vanilla.
11. In a different bowl, incorporate semolina, baking powder, and baking soda.
12. Gradually contribute to butter and egg mix.
13. Stir in milk.
14. Pour mix into baking meal and smooth with spoon.
15. Take a butter knife and make diagonal lines from delegated total and ideal to make diamond shapes.
16. Position an almond in the center of each diamond. Bake for 25 minutes.
17. Get rid of cake from oven and pour syrup over cake till no more to can be soaked up.
18. Enable to cool for 20 minutes.
19. Serve instantly with a dollop of whipped cream.
Basbousa Recipe Ingredients
Cake Ingredinets
� 2 cups semolina� 1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
� 1 tablespoon baking powder
� 1 tablespoon baking soda
� 2 eggs
� 1 cup whole milk
� Blanched split almonds
� 1 cup sugar
� 1 stick butter, softened
� Whipped cream (optional)
Syrup Ingredients
� 1 1/2 cups water� Juice from 1 lemon (or 2 tablespoons orange juice)
� 2 1/4 cups sugar
� 1 teaspoon honey (optional)
How to Make Basbousa
1. Prepare syrup.2. Liquefy sugar in water in a medium pan.
3. Include lemon juice and give a boil.
4. As soon as the syrup starts to boil, include in honey.
5. Lower heat and enable to gradually boil for about 8-10 minutes.
6. Get rid of from heat and reserved.
7. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
8. Gently grease and flour a 9x12 baking meal.
9. Cream together butter and sugar in a blending bowl.
10. Include eggs and vanilla.
11. In a different bowl, incorporate semolina, baking powder, and baking soda.
12. Gradually contribute to butter and egg mix.
13. Stir in milk.
14. Pour mix into baking meal and smooth with spoon.
15. Take a butter knife and make diagonal lines from delegated total and ideal to make diamond shapes.
16. Position an almond in the center of each diamond. Bake for 25 minutes.
17. Get rid of cake from oven and pour syrup over cake till no more to can be soaked up.
18. Enable to cool for 20 minutes.
19. Serve instantly with a dollop of whipped cream.
