Basboosa Sooji Cake Arabian Food

BASBOOSA II

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This is a traditional Middle Eastern dessert made of semolina flour, yogurt, and coconut. To adjust the sweetness, you can half or double the amount of sugar in the lemon syrup.

Provided by Felicia Manocchio

Categories Desserts

Time 1h

Yield 9

Number Of Ingredients 11

Ingredients

2 cups semolina flour
⅓ teaspoon baking powder
1 cup white sugar
1 cup sweetened flaked coconut
¼ cup butter, melted
1 cup plain yogurt
¼ cup milk, or as needed
¼ cup whole almonds
1 cup water
1 cup white sugar
1 tablespoon lemon juice

Steps:

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease an 8 inch square baking dish.
In a large bowl, mix together the semolina flour, baking powder, 1 cup sugar, coconut and butter. Add the yogurt and milk; mix until moistened but not runny or liquid. If you see that it is too dry, add more milk. Spread into a greased 8 inch square baking dish, smoothing the top as much as possible. Decorate the top with whole almonds.
Bake for 40 to 45 minutes in the preheated oven, until golden brown. While the basboosa is baking, combine the water, 1 cup of sugar and lemon juice in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil, and cook for at least 5 minutes.
When the basboosa has finished baking, pour the syrup over it as evenly as possible. Place it back in the oven for about 5 minutes, or until the syrup has been fully absorbed. Let rest for about 20 minutes before cutting into pieces and serving.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 298.5 calories, Carbohydrate 51.9 g, Cholesterol 15.7 mg, Fat 10 g, Fiber 1.3 g, Protein 2.8 g, SaturatedFat 5.9 g, Sodium 95 mg, Sugar 49.9 g

BASBOOSA

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This is a traditional Middle Eastern dessert made with semolina and yogurt, then soaked in a rose water syrup. I got this recipe from my sister-in-law.

Provided by Lubna

Categories Desserts Cakes

Time 50m

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 10

Ingredients

1 ½ cups semolina flour
½ cup white sugar
1 cup plain yogurt
½ cup vegetable oil
3 tablespoons flaked coconut
1 tablespoon baking powder
6 whole almonds, split in half
1 ½ cups water
1 ¾ cups white sugar
2 tablespoons rose water

Steps:

In a medium bowl, mix together the semolina flour, 1/2 cup of sugar, yogurt, oil, coconut, and baking powder. Set aside for 30 minutes.
In a small saucepan over medium-high heat, stir together the water, 1 3/4 cups sugar, and rosewater. Bring to a boil, and boil for 3 or 4 minutes. Remove from heat, and set aside to cool to room temperature.
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spread the semolina batter into the bottom of a 9x13 inch baking pan. Slice into squares or diamonds, and place on almond half onto each piece.
Bake for 20 minutes in the preheated oven, or until light brown. Switch the oven setting to broil, and broil until the top is golden, 2 to 3 minutes. Remove from the oven, and pour the syrup over the squares. Serve warm.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 322.6 calories, Carbohydrate 55.1 g, Cholesterol 1.2 mg, Fat 10.2 g, Fiber 1 g, Protein 3.9 g, SaturatedFat 2 g, Sodium 102.1 mg, Sugar 39.7 g

BASBOOSA - SUJI CAKE (ARABIC SEMOLINA CAKE)

Basboosa - Suji Cake (Arabic Semolina Cake) image

this is an extraordinary recipe that i created by mixing different basboosa recipes til i found the perfect recipe for me.its not grainy nor is it cake-like.its just plain delectable.this can be made a day ahead for any kids or adult party or any religious celebration or just as a desert.i promise you'll be greatly appreciated for it.its easy and qiuck.could you ask for more........ if you're looking for a sweet treat, this is it.

Provided by starbon

Categories Candy

Time 50m

Yield 30-40 small squares, 15-20 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 16

Ingredients

2 cups sugar
2 cups water
1 medium lime, zest of
1 medium lemon, zest of
1 teaspoon rose essence or 1 teaspoon rose water
3 teaspoons honey
3 cups semolina cream of wheat
1/2 cup flour
1 cup white sugar
3 eggs
1 medium lemons or 1 medium lime, which the peel was used for the syrup
1 cup soured milk, squeeze the lime or 1 cup lemon, into 1 cup of milk to make this
16 tablespoons butter
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
whole almond, for garnishing
unsalted pistachios, for garnishing

Steps:

For the syrup:.
put all the ingredients together except for the rose water in a pot and bring to a boil.when it starts to boil, put in the rose water and let boil.it should look like syrup but should not be thick.don't let it reduce too much.let it sit while the cake is baking.
for the cake:.
while the syrup is put to boil, start the mixture of the cake.mix butter and sugar together(before doing this, make ure butter is very soft.cutting it up in small cubes always help).do not use a hand mixer or a cake mixer (this causes it to be too airy and we don't want this) but, use a fork or a potato masher.the butter and sugar does not need to be melted into each other.
now add the eggs and the dried ingredients to this.lastly, add in the soured milk.mix into the mixture and pour into a buttered dish.it should only be poured 1 inch in height.
put into oven at 325 degrees for 20 mins, then take out and cut into squares depending on the sizes you want and place back into oven for 5 - 10 mins.take out and pour sugar syrup all over the cake,making sure that the whole cake gets enough syrup.let cool and eat.
the pistachios can be crushed and sprinkled over entire cake and an almond goes on each square.
nb:it tastes alot better the next day so this can be made a day ahead.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 436.8, Fat 14.4, SaturatedFat 8.5, Cholesterol 76.5, Sodium 123.3, Carbohydrate 72.4, Fiber 1.8, Sugar 42.1, Protein 6.1