Vegan Basbousa Semolina Cake Food

VEGAN BASBOUSA (SEMOLINA CAKE)

Steps:

• Pre-heat oven to 180 C (350 F) and grease a cake pan with tahini.
• In a large bowl combine semolina, sugar, vanilla, baking powder. Stir in the melted coconut oil or vegetable ghee.
• In a blender or food processor mix the tofu, soy milk and vanilla till blended and smooth. Pour into the rest of the mixture and mix well.
• Pour batter into prepared cake pan and smooth surface using a spatula.
• Bake for 15 mins then arrange almonds on top in rows so that when the cake is cut an almond is centered on each piece. Gently press almonds into the cake top then return cake pan to oven and bake for 20 mins or until the top is golden.
• Remove cake pan from oven, turn off the oven, pour warm syrup over cake and return to oven then close the door half-way and let the cake/oven cool.
• Cut into diamond shapes or squares before serving.

BASBOUSA - SEMOLINA CAKES WITH SYRUP

Steps:

• Prepare syrup first.
• Dissolve sugar inwater in a medium saucepan.
• Add lemon juice and bring to a boil.
• Once the syrup begins to boil, add in honey.
• Reduce heat and allow to slowly boil for about 8-10 minutes.
• Remove from heat and set aside.
• Preheat oven to 350ºF.
• Lightly grease and flour a 9x12 baking dish.
• Cream together butter and sugar in a mixing bowl. Add eggs and vanilla.
• In a separate bowl, combine semolina, baking powder, and baking soda.
• Slowly add to butter and egg mixture.
• Stir in milk.
• Pour mixture into baking dish and smooth with spoon.
• Take a butter knife and make diagonal lines from left to right and complete to make diamond shapes.
• Place an almond in the center of each diamond.
• Bake for 25 minutes.
• Remove cake from oven and pour syrup over cake until no more can be absorbed.
• Allow to cool for 20 minutes.
• Serve immediately with a dollop of whipped cream.

NAMOURA (BASBOUSA)

Steps:

• In a saucepan, add water, sugar and rose water, stir through and bring to the boil for about 6 minutes. Set aside to cool down to room temp.
• In a large mixing bowl add semolina and plant based butter, combine well using hands until a dough forms. Cover with cling wrap and set aside for a minimum of 30 minutes.
• Once dough has rested, crumble dough using your fingers and add sugar, rose water, bicarb soda, baking powder, salt, coconut yoghurt and combine using your fingers.
• Coat baking tray with tahini and flatten dough as evenly as possible.
• Use a knife to push the edges down and off the tray and then cut into squares or diamond pieces and place one almond in the middle of each piece
• Bake in a preheated oven of 180C (356F), place in the middle of the oven for the first 15 minutes and then move it to the top for the last 15 minutes. Baking time is approximately 30min or until lightly golden
• Evenly pour a generous amount of sugar syrup over baked namoura.
• Allow to cool down to room temp before taking the pieces out

BASBOOSA - EASY SEMOLINA CAKE

Steps:

• First make the cake:.
• Preheat oven to 350.
• Mix together flour, sugar, and baking powder very well in large bowl.
• Melt butter, add into mixture.
• Add yogurt into the mixture, mix well.
• Add eggs, mix well again.
• Beat mixture for 2 minutes til there are no lumps.
• Pour into 9 X 13 inch baking pan brushed with very little oil.
• Bake in middle rack of oven for 45 minutes.
• While the cake bakes, prepare the syrup:.
• Mix 3 cups sugar & one cup water in a pot, put on stove on high heat.
• Add in vanilla and cinnamon stick. Stir well.
• Squeeze half lemon into mixture, drop the lemon itself in there after squeezing.
• Mix well, let boil for 1 minute, remove from heat.
• After cake is a golden color (after about 45 mins), remove from oven, and let cool for about 5 minutes.
• Pour syrup onto the whole cake, let cool. Cut into as many pieces as you like.
• Enjoy!