Recipe of Perfect Basbusa

Hey everyone, it’s Clark, welcome to our recipe page. Today I will show you a way to make a special dish, Basbusa. It is one of my favourite food recipe, this time i’am gonna make it a little bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Basbusa Recipe. Basbousa (also namoura, revani, hareseh and other names) is a traditional Middle Eastern sweet cake that originated in Egypt, though also popular in other countries. Basbousa, an Egyptian semolina cake with yogurt is one of the best Egyptian desserts that comes out fairly quick.

You can cook Basbusa using 13 ingredients and 15 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Basbusa

1. Make ready of Basbusa.
2. Prepare 2 cups of Semolina.
3. You need 1 cup of Shredded Coconut.
4. Make ready 3/4 cup of White Sugar.
5. Take 1 teaspoon of Baking Powder.
6. Make ready 1 tablespoon of Vanilla.
7. Prepare 100 g of Melted Butter.
8. Make ready 250 ml of Heavy / Thick Cream.
9. It’s of Sugar Syrup.
10. Make ready 1.5 cups of White Sugar.
11. It’s 1 cup of Water.
12. It’s 1 teaspoon of lemon juice.
13. It’s 1 tablespoon of rose water.

Basbusa instructions

1. We start with the Sugar syrup first.
2. Bring water and sugar to a boil. Stir gently..
3. Once it reaches a boil, reduce heat and let it simmer. Do not stir. 3-5 mins.
4. Remove from heat. Add lemon juice and rose water. And let the syrup cool..
5. Start on the basbusa mix. Mix all the dry ingredients.
6. Add the vanilla and butter and mix..
7. Then add the cream. And mix. It will be a wet sand consistency..
8. Move to a baking dish and pat flat with a wet hand..
9. Score lines and add pealed almonds.
10. Bake for 28 minutes in a preheated oven (middle rack) at 180C / 350F.
11. Adjust time as needed. You are aiming for crisp edges..
12. Switch to top grill / broiler (low) and bring to golden brown. Just takes a few mins. So watch carefully..
13. Cut into the score lines. This will help with absorbing the sugar syrup..
14. Pour sugar syrup over quickly; within minutes of removing from the oven..
15. Let it cool. And enjoy!!.