Basboosa
Preheat oven 350.
Make qater (syrup):
Dissolve 2 cups sugar in 1 1/2 cup of water.
Bring to boil, add 1 tabl. lemon juice.
Simmer on low for 10-15 min.
Add 2 tsp. orange blossom water. remove from heat.
Set aside to cool.
Basboosa:
2 cups smead kheshen (course semolina)
1 cup sugar
2 Tabl. unsalted butter melted
1/2 cup coconut
1 1/2 cup sour cream or yogurt (can add 1 cup yogurt and 1/2 cup sour cream..if want..thats what I do.)
1/2 tsp. baking soda
pinch of salt
mix ingredients well with wooden spoon.
grease pan with 2 tabl. of taheena (sesame paste). Or you may grease with oil.
Pour mixture in pan and spread evenly.
Sprinkle w/ almonds
Cut into serving pieces before putting in oven. Middle rack 30-40 min.
Broil to get that golden color.
Remove and pour cold syrup all over it.
Syrup needs to be cold and basboosa needs to be hot!
Make qater (syrup):
Dissolve 2 cups sugar in 1 1/2 cup of water.
Bring to boil, add 1 tabl. lemon juice.
Simmer on low for 10-15 min.
Add 2 tsp. orange blossom water. remove from heat.
Set aside to cool.
Basboosa:
2 cups smead kheshen (course semolina)
1 cup sugar
2 Tabl. unsalted butter melted
1/2 cup coconut
1 1/2 cup sour cream or yogurt (can add 1 cup yogurt and 1/2 cup sour cream..if want..thats what I do.)
1/2 tsp. baking soda
pinch of salt
mix ingredients well with wooden spoon.
grease pan with 2 tabl. of taheena (sesame paste). Or you may grease with oil.
Pour mixture in pan and spread evenly.
Sprinkle w/ almonds
Cut into serving pieces before putting in oven. Middle rack 30-40 min.
Broil to get that golden color.
Remove and pour cold syrup all over it.
Syrup needs to be cold and basboosa needs to be hot!