Basbousa

Ingredients list for Basbousa

• 1 cup Semolina
• 2 tablespoons Desicaated Coconut
• 3 1/2 tablespoons Sugar
• 1 teaspoon Baking powder
• 1 Egg
• 1 cup Yogurt
• 1 tablespoon Milk
• 1 cup Butter melted
• 10 Almonds blanched

Method

1. Grease a six inch square ovenproof dish about two inches deep. Pre-heat oven to 190ºC. To make the syrup boil the sugar and lemon juice with three fourth cup of water until the consistency is just sticky.
2. Remove from heat and set aside to cool.Mix the semolina, coconut, sugar and baking powder in a mixing bowl. Separate the egg, reserving the white. Beat the yolk lightly. Make a well in the center of the dry ingredients and pour in the yogurt, milk, egg yolk and the melted butter.
3. Mix well and beat until smooth. Beat the egg white until not quite stiff and fold into the mixture. Pour the mixture into the greased dish and spread it out evenly with a damp spatula. Gently tap the side of the dish to level it. Bake for thirty minutes.
4. Take the dish out of the oven and use a damp sharp knife to score the surface of the mixture to divide it into diamonds. Slowly pour half the syrup all over the mixture and stick an almond pointed down into each diamond.
5. Return to the oven for another thirty minutes and continue baking. Remove from the oven, pour on the rest of the syrup and leave to cool. Wet the knife and cut along the scored lines the whole way through.
6. Carefully transfer the pieces to a serving dish to cool.

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