World Flavors Cookbook

Basbousa (Semolina Cake)

Name: Basbousa (Semolina Cake)
Cook time: 30 min
Cuisine: Libya
Ingredients: 2 cups semolina 1 cup yogurt 1/2 cup sugar 1/2 cup melted butter Baking powder Honey syrup and almonds

A moist and sweet semolina cake soaked in orange blossom syrup, topped with almonds.

Cuisine: Libya

Ingredients

2 cups semolina 1 cup yogurt 1/2 cup sugar 1/2 cup melted butter Baking powder Honey syrup and almonds

Instructions

Mix semolina, yogurt, sugar, butter, and baking powder. Bake in a rectangular tray until golden. Pour warm syrup over the cake and let it absorb. Cut into squares and garnish with almonds.