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Semolina cake: Basbousa

Semolina cake is a very popular middle-eastern cake made with main ingredient semolina, then soaked with sweet syrup flavored with orange blossom.

Ingredients:

  • 1/2 cup oil/butter
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 3 tablespoon milk
  • 2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 3 eggs
  • 2 cups semolina

for the syrup:

  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 cup
  • 2 teaspoons orange blossom water (optional)

Directions:

  • Preheat the oven to 350F
  • Grease baking dish (23cm/9inch square)
  • Cream butter/oil, milk, and sugar in a bowl add the eggs one at the time and mix.
  • Add the semolina, baking powder and mix until combined.
  • Turn in to the prepared pan and level the top.
  • Bake for 30 minutes or until it is golden.
  • Cut the cake in squares, or diamond shapes.
  • Pour the cold syrup over the hot cake.
  • Let it sit to cool and serve.
  • To make the syrup, in a small pan put the sugar and water.
    Bring it to the boil and keep boiling for 5 minutes.
    Stir in the orange blossom water.
    Let it cool.

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