Basbousa/Semolina Cake in Sugar Syrup

Ingredients

Semolina/Rava: 1 ¼ cup

Flour: ½ cup

Egg: 1

Milk: ¾ cup (or adjust as needed to get thick batter)

Baking Powder: 1tsp

Baking Soda: a pinch

Butter: 8tbsp

Sugar: ¾ cup

Sugar Syrup

Water: 1 cup

Sugar: 1 cup

Rose water: 1tbsp

Lemon Juice: 2tbsp

Almonds/Any nuts: for topping

Method of Preparation

Sugar Syrup

In a pan add sugar, water and lemon juice. When it comes to boil, simmer the flame and let it be there for 5-6minutes.

Then add rose water to it. Keep for another 2 minutes.

Let the syrup cool.

Basbousa

In a bowl mix together semolina, flour, baking powder, baking soda, and sugar.

In another bowl beat the egg.

Melt the butter and let it come to room temperature.

Add milk, egg, and butter to the flour mix. Mix well with a ladle. The batter consistency should be thick.

Preheat the oven.

Transfer the prepared batter to a greased baking tray. Spread evenly.

With a sharp knife cut the basbousa diagonally to diamond shapes.

Keep almonds on each diamond. (I was out of almonds so I kept some cashews)

Bake to about 30-40 minute at 200⁰C or till it is done.

Remove from the oven and move the knife through the cuts we have done prior to baking.

Pour the prepared sugar syrup over the prepared basbousa. Keep it for a while till it gets soaked in sugar syrup.

Serve n Enjoy.

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