Delicious Basbousa

Name: Delicious Basbousa
Ingredients: 2 cups semolina flour (about 320 grams); 1/2 cup ghee or unsalted butter (about 115 grams); 3/4 cup sugar (about 150 grams); 1 cup plain yogurt (about 240 grams); 1/2 cup all-purpose flour (about 65 grams); 1 teaspoon baking powder; For garnish: peanuts or any kind of nuts; For the syrup:; 2 cups sugar (about 400 grams); 2 cups water (about 480 ml); 1 tablespoon ghee or unsalted butter (about 14 grams); Lemon juice

زهرة البستان @cook_8333302

مصر

Soft and delicious, with an easy ingredient list. Make it with these exact measurements and method for a perfect result.

زهرة البستان @cook_8333302

مصر

Soft and delicious, with an easy ingredient list. Make it with these exact measurements and method for a perfect result.

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Ingredients

2 cupssemolina flour (about 320 grams)
1/2 cupghee or unsalted butter (about 115 grams)
3/4 cupsugar (about 150 grams)
1 cupplain yogurt (about 240 grams)
1/2 cupall-purpose flour (about 65 grams)
1 teaspoonbaking powder
For garnish: peanuts or any kind of nuts
For the syrup:
2 cupssugar (about 400 grams)
2 cupswater (about 480 ml)
1 tablespoonghee or unsalted butter (about 14 grams)
Lemon juice

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Steps

1

Combine the semolina flour and all-purpose flour in a bowl. Add the sugar and baking powder, and mix well.
2

Add the yogurt gradually, mixing gently with your hands (not with a spoon or whisk).
3

Add the ghee or melted butter and mix gently. Do not knead the mixture.
4

Grease a baking pan with ghee or tahini, pour in the mixture, and bake at 350°F (180°C).
5

For the syrup, combine the water and sugar in a saucepan and stir until dissolved. Add a squeeze of lemon juice and the ghee or butter, stir again, then heat over the stove until it comes to a boil.
6

Once the basbousa is baked and out of the oven, pour the hot syrup over it.
7

Enjoy!