Easy Basbousa Recipe
This easy basbousa recipe is a crowd pleaser. You can put it together with only a few ingredients and a delicious minimum effort dessert will be ready. This eggless dessert also makes an excellent choice for vegetarians.
Servings: 12
Equipment
- 1 9*13 baking dish
Ingredients
- 2 cups semolina Coarse
- 1 cup coconut flakes
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 tbsp baking powder
- 1 cup yogurt
- 1/2 cup butter 1 stick
For sugar syrup:
- 1.5 cups sugar
- 1 cup water
- 1 tsp lemon juice
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F or 175°C.
- In a big bowl, add your butter and put it in the microwave for thirty seconds to melt. Then add sugar, yogurt, and baking soda. Mix it well.
- Now add semolina and coconut. Mix it with the help of a spatula or wooden spoon.
- It will make a thick paste. Apply butter on all the sides of a baking dish. Now add this mixture and flatten it evenly.
- With the help of a butter knife, score it into diamonds or squares. Then add 1 almond per square.
- Now bake it in the preheated oven for 30-40 minutes or until the top is golden brown.
Make sugar syrup
- While the basbousa is baking, let’s prepare sugar syrup.
- In a pan, add sugar and water. Mix and cook on high heat; also add in lemon juice. Once sugar is melted, change the heat to low and simmer for 10 minutes.
- Once your basbousa is baked, drizzle the sugar syrup on top of it while the basbousa is still hot.
- You can also drizzle only some and serve the rest on the side, especially if you like less sweetness in your desserts.
- Now use a knife to cut it into squares on the same lines you used earlier to cut.
- Enjoy.