Egyptian Basbousa (Semolina Cake)

Name: Egyptian Basbousa (Semolina Cake)
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 12 servings
Cuisine: Egyptian
Ingredients: 1.667 cup semolina ), (or farina for finer texture; 0.5 cup sugar; 0.5 cup unsweetened coconut, shredded; 1.5 tsp baking powder; 0.5 cup ghee ), melted (See Note 1; 0.5 cup plain yogurt; 1 tbsp honey; 2 tsp tahini; 1 cup sugar; 1 cup water; 1 tsp lemon juice; 2 tbsp honey; 0.5 tsp orange blossom water ), (See Note 2; 1 tsp grated orange zest; 16 blanched almonds ), (See Note 3

A moist semolina cake soaked in a citrusy syrup, flavored with coconut, yogurt, and tahini, and topped with almonds.

total: 35 min
prep: 15 min
cook: 20 min
servings: 12

Original recipe on silkroadrecipes.com

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getsaucepan.com/r/d705e91e-c0fe-44e4-830a-698b293c5f1c · Original: https://silkroadrecipes.com/basbousa-cake/