Dessert

Basbousa (Egypt)

Name: Basbousa (Egypt)
Total time: 50 min
Yield: serves 4
Ingredients: 300g Couscous semolina; 200g Yogurt; 200g Sugar; 100g Butter; 50g Coconut; 12 Almonds

Preparation time: 50 min
Servings: serves 4

Ingredients

serves 4

Couscous semolina — to buy300g
Yogurt — to buy200g
Sugar — to buy200g
Butter — to buy100g
Coconut — to buy50g
Almonds — to buy12

Preparation

Mix the semolina, sugar, shredded coconut, yogurt and melted butter until you get a smooth, slightly sticky batter.
Pour into a buttered dish, smooth the surface and let rest 15 minutes so the semolina swells slightly.
Score diamonds on top with a knife and place an almond in the centre of each.
Bake 25 minutes at 180°C until the top is nicely golden.
While it bakes, make a syrup by heating equal parts sugar and water with a little lemon juice for 5 minutes, then pour it hot over the warm basbousa as soon as it comes out of the oven so it soaks it up well.