Basbousa ( semolina cake) recipe

Basbousa is a kind of cake recipe made of two simple ingredients semolina and coconut. it is the traditional recipe of middle East region. We can trace it's origin to Egypt.

Ingredients

Semolina - 1 cup

Coconut shredded -3/4 cup

Sugar - 3/4 cup

Baking soda - 1 teaspoon

Vanilla Essenes- 1 teaspoon

Oil or Melted butter- 1/2 cup ( Iam used un flavored oil)

Yogurt - 1/2 cup

Ingredients for sugar syrup

Sugar - 1/2 cup

water - 1 cup

lemon - 1/4 teaspoon

rose essence - 1/4 teaspoon or 2 cardamom

Preparation

In a blender, add sugar, shredded coconut , sugar, egg, yogurt, baking soda, vanilla essence, oil. blend it well. you can also use beater. To mix it effectively.

Add semolina

Add coconut

Add sugar

Add egg

Add yogurt and baking soda

Add vanilla essence and oil

Blend it

Grease the tray with oil. then pour the mixture into the tray. tap the tray to form uniform.

Preheat the oven in 350 degree Fahrenheit. for 45 minute. until the top of the basbousa turns golden texture.

For sugar syrup

Heat the vessel, add sugar, water, rose essence or cardamom.

Wait till the sugar get dissolve.

Pour the sugar syrup into basbousa.

let it cool down.

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