Amazing and easiest dessert
Bosbousa
For the cake,
Coarse semolina – 2 cups
Sugar – 3/4-1 cup( i used 3/4)
Baking powder – 1 tsp
Yogurt – 1 cup
butter – 1/2 cup, melted
Blanched almonds for top – 10-12
For syrup,
Sugar – 11/2-2 cups
Water – 2 cups
Dried rose buds or petals 1tbsp or use 1tsp rose water
Juice of 1 lemon
Zest of half lemon
Pre-heat the oven to 350 F. Grease 8 inch baking pan
In a bowl , mix the semolina, sugar and baking powder together. Add the yogurt and mix well to combine add the melted butter and mix well
Pour batter into the
Make diagonal marks on the batter with a knife to make diamond shapes Put a blanched almond in each portion.
Bake for 35-40 minutes or till it is set.
To add bit more golden colour broil for just a minute or two watching carefully
Syrup: put all the contents except lemon juice in a Cooking pan Bring to a boil, reduce heat and cook for 5-10 minutes till it thickens slightly and coats a spoon dipped in it. Stir in the lemon juice
Once the semolina cake is baked, remove from oven and cool in pan for 5 minutes. Run your knife along the earlier marks and cut the cake into slices.
Pour the syrup over the cake now(still hot)now let it rest at least an hour for syrup to absorb
Add more rose petals on top if you like guy
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