BASBOUSA Recipe

Recipe Ingredients

1/2 cup butter (ghee)
1/2 cup sugar
5/8 cup buttermilk
1 cup semolina
3/4 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 tablespoon baking powder
3/4 teaspoon baking soda
For sugar syrup
1\2 cup sugar
1\2 cup watermelon juice and rose water to taste

Recipe Method

Preheat oven to 170C/350F degrees.Melt butter, allow to cool to room temperature. Combine sugar and buttermilk in a large bowl. Combine the semolina, vanilla, baking powder and baking soda in a separate bowl.Add semolina mixture to buttermilk mixture, mix well, then add melted butter, and mix well.a square pan with a tahini paste (or you may use ghee, instead).Bake for 30 minutes.Preheat oven to 170C/350F degrees.Melt butter, allow to cool to room temperature.Combine sugar and buttermilk in a large bowl.Combine the semolina, vanilla, baking powder and baking soda in a separate bowl. Add semolina mixture to buttermilk mixture, mix well, then add melted butter,and mix well.Coat a square pan with a tahini paste (or you may use ghee, instead).Bake for 30 minutes.For Sugar Syrup ombine sugar, water and lemon juice in a saucepan Bring to a boil, reduce heat and allow to simmer for 20,mixture should somehow thicken when it cools. Add some rose water, say 1-2 tbsp.minutesPour a generous amount of sugar syrup over the cake and set aside for a while for the cake to get soaked with the syrup.Then, cut into squares, garnish with pistachios and enjoy with tea or coffeFor Sugar SyrupCombine sugar, water and lemon juice in a saucepan.Bring to a boil, reduce heat and allow to simmer for 20-25 minutes, mixture should somehow thicken when it cools. Add some rose water, say 1-2 tbsp.Pour a generous amount of sugar syrup over the cake and set aside for a while for the cake to get soaked with the syrup.Then, cut into squares, garnish with pistachios and enjoy with tea or coffee!