Egyptian Basbousa

Name: Egyptian Basbousa
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Ingredients: 1 ⅔ cup (306g) Semolina ½ cup ghee. ½ cup (116g) coconut sugar; 2 eggs; 1/2 cup yogurt; 1/4 cup milk; ½ tablespoon (6g) baking powder.; ½ cup (45g) unsweetened coconut flakes finely shredded or gluten-free or all-purpose flour; 1 tablespoon tahini; 1 tablespoon ghee to brush the bottom.; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 3/4 cup coconut sugar 1 cup water; 1 teaspoon lemon juice; 2 Tablespoon honey; 10 saffron strands; ½ teaspoon vanilla extract.

6 steps

Prep:15minCook:30min

Basbousa, an Egyptian semolina cake that is so cozy and easy to make and fits perfectly for Ramadan! 🌙✨

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 11:33:53 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories647.2 kcal (32%)

Total Fat28.5 g (41%)

Carbs87.5 g (34%)

Sugars47.9 g (53%)

Protein10.3 g (21%)

Sodium146.3 mg (7%)

Fiber3.2 g (12%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

6 servings

For the Basbousa

1 ⅔ cupsemolina

½ cupghee

½ cupcoconut sugar

2eggs

½ cupyogurt

¼ cupmilk

6gbaking powder

½ cupunsweetened coconut flakes

finely shredded or gluten-free or all-purpose flour

1 tablespoontahini

1 tablespoonghee

to brush the bottom

1 teaspoonvanilla extract

For the Saffron Sugar Syrup

¾ cupcoconut sugar

1 cupwater

1 teaspoonlemon juice

2 tablespoonhoney

10saffron strands

½ teaspoonvanilla extract

Instructions

Steps to make Basbousa

Step 1

In a deep bowl, crack the eggs and beat them for 5-6 minutes until pale and triple in size. Add in the sugar and beat for another 3-4 minutes.

Step 2

In the egg and sugar mixture add in yogurt, ghee, milk, vanilla, tahini and mix everything together.

Step 3

Add in the semolina, shredded coconut/ flour & baking powder and mix everything lightly make sure everything is incorporated.

Step 4

In a greased baking dish pour in the batter and in a preheated oven bake at 180C for 15-20 minutes. Please check once after 10 minutes to see if it is brown and the inside is cooked with the help of a skewer as the baking time changes depending on the intensity of the oven.

Step 5

Once the cake is out of the oven pour in the saffron sugar syrup while it’s still hot and let it cool for at-least 2 hours. Sprinkle on some chopped pistachios and enjoy!

Steps to make Sugar Syrup

Step 6

To make the syrup add all the ingredients in a pot and boil together until the sugar is dissolved completely. Let it cool down before pouring so make it in the start