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Basbousa

Basbousa is an Egyptian sweet dish made of semolina. It is baked to perfection and finally soaked in sugar syrup.
Prep Time10 minutes
Bake Time25 minutes
Total Time35 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: Middle Eastern
Servings: 16
Calories:
Author: sharmila kingsly

Standard 1 cup measures 240 ml

Equipment

  • OTG

Ingredients

  • 1.25 cups Semolina
  • ¼ cup Butter
  • ¼ cup Curd / Yogurt
  • ½ cup Water
  • ½ cup tsp Baking powder
  • ½ cup Condensed milk

For Sugar Syrup:

  • ¾ cup Sugar
  • ½ cup Water
  • ½ tsp Lemon Juice

Instructions 

  • In a mixing bowl add Yogurt and condensed milk
  • Next, add melted butter.
  • Next, add Water and Baking powder and whisk everything together.
  • Finally add in Semolina and then fold everything together.
  • Prepare a cake pan by greasing it with butter and line with parchment paper.
  • Now pour the prepared batter into the baking pan. Preheat the oven to 356 F / 180 Deg C for about 10 mins. Bake at 356 F / 180 Deg C for about 20 mins or until a toothpick when inserted comes out clean.

Sugar Syrup

  • For the sugar syrup in a sauce pan add in water and sugar.
  • Bring everything to a boil in a medium flame. It takes around 8-10 mins.
  • Finally, add Lemon Juice and switch off the flame.
  • When the cake is slightly warm pour the sugar syrup. Let it soak for 30 mins. Slice and serve.
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