Ramadan Recipe Basbousa – Egyptian Sweet

Ingredients

• 1 + 1/3 cup fine semolina (a coarse flour made from durum wheat)
• 3/4 cup powdered sugar
• 1/3 cup melted butter
• 3/4 cup dessicated coconut (dried and dehydrated shredded coconut)
• 1 beaten egg or 1/2 cup whisked curd
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1/2 teaspoon rose or vanilla essence
• 1 teaspoon baking powder

Sugar Syrup

1/4 cup sugar

1/4 cup water

1 teaspoon lemon juice

2 tablespoon rose water

Step 1 – Mix semolina and sugar in a mixing bowl.

Step 2 – Add in melted butter and mix till you get breadcrumb texture. Use fingertips if easier.

Step 3 – Add coconut and egg. Mix well.

Step 4 – Add in milk, essence and give a good mix.

Step 5 – Lastly mix in baking powder.

Step 6 – Pour the batter in a baking dish that has been greased well with butter. Sprinkle some semolina over it and then add the batter.

Step 7 – Place dish in a preheated oven and bake the Basbousa at 350°F or 180 C for a good 30 to 40 minutes.

Step 8 – While the Basbousa bakes, prepare the syrup. Mix sugar and water in a pan over medium heat, stir till sugar melts.

Step 9 – Add in the lemon juice and rose water. Boil for a minute and take off flame. Do not thicken syrup.

Step 10 – Once the Basbousa is out of the oven pour half of the syrup (ensure it is at room temperature) and let it sit for 30 minutes.

Step 11 – Cut and serve the Basbousa. Pour the remaining syrup at time of serving.

** Eid Mubarak **