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Basbousa Middle Eastern semolina slice
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Prep Time:
30 minutes
Cook Time:
30 minutes
Total Time:
60 minutes
Vegan Middle Eastern semolina slice in sweet syrup.
Ingredients:
  • 370.00 gm coarse semolina
  • 85.00 gm desiccated coconut
  • 215.00 gm caster sugar
  • 150.00 gm self-raising flour
  • 250.00 ml lemonade
  • 157.50 gm coconut oil, melted, cooled
  • 24 natural almond kernels
  • 322.50 gm caster sugar
  • 1 tsp rosewater essence
  • 5.30 gm lemon juice
Instructions:
  • Preheat your oven to 200C/180C fan-forced and generously grease a 6cm-deep, 22cm x 33cm rectangular roasting pan.
  • In a large bowl, mix semolina, coconut, sugar, and flour. Create a well in the center and pour in lemonade and oil. Stir until well combined. Press the mixture into a prepared pan and cut into diamonds. Place one almond in the center of each diamond. Cover with a tea towel and let it rest for 15 minutes before unveiling.
  • Bake until golden brown, approximately 30 minutes.
  • To prepare the Rosewater Sugar Syrup, combine sugar and 1 1/2 cups of water in a small saucepan over low heat. Stir until the sugar dissolves, then bring to a gentle simmer. Let it simmer for 3 minutes until it slightly thickens, then remove from heat and mix in the rosewater essence and lemon juice.
  • Drizzle the warm syrup over the warm slice, letting it soak in completely. Let the slice cool in the pan before cutting it into diamond shapes and serving.

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