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Basbousa

Name: Basbousa
Total time: 45 min
Yield: Serves 6
Cuisine: Egypt
Ingredients: 200g Semolina Flour; 150g Yogurt; 100g Sugar; 80g Butter; 1 tsp Baking Powder; 12 Almonds; 200ml Water; 1/2 Lemon

Dessert

⏱ 45 min

👥 Serves 6

Difficulty ⭐⭐

A moist semolina cake soaked in sweet syrup — a beloved Egyptian classic.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

Semolina flour and yogurt are baked together, then soaked in sweet syrup while still warm — a cake enjoyed throughout Egypt and the wider Middle East. It's traditionally cut into diamond shapes with a single almond pressed into the center of each piece.

🌆 Where it's eaten: A classic accompaniment to tea, served in homes and cafés, and often offered to guests as a gesture of hospitality.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 6)

Semolina Flour 200g
Yogurt 150g
Sugar 100g
Butter 80g
Baking Powder 1 tsp
Almonds 12
Water 200ml
Lemon 1/2

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Mix the semolina, yogurt, sugar, melted butter, and baking powder into a batter.
Pour into a baking pan, score into diamond shapes, and press an almond into the center of each.
Bake at 350°F (180°C) for 25 minutes until golden.
Meanwhile, boil water, sugar, and lemon juice into a thick syrup.
While the cake is still hot, pour the cool syrup generously over it.
Once the syrup has soaked in, cut along the scored lines and serve.

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