🇪🇬 Egypt cuisine · #14

Basbousa

Basbousa
Time50 min
Serves12
Ingredients7

Golden semolina cake drenched in syrup after baking and topped with almonds.

Ingredients

Method

  1. Make the syrup and let it cool.
  2. Mix semolina, sugar and baking powder, then the butter and yoghurt.
  3. Spread in a greased tray, score into squares and press an almond into each.
  4. Bake at 180°C for 35 minutes until golden.
  5. Pour the cold syrup over the hot cake.