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Sweet Semolina Cake with Lemon & Rosewater (Saudi Arabia)
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Yield: one 8″ cake
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Source: http://globaltableadventure.com/2013/01/03/recipe-sweet-semolina-cake-with-lemon-rosewater-basboosa/
| A note to the eager cook: be careful to use the correct semolina. I found mine at a little Middle Eastern market labeled “Durum Semolina” and it worked perfectly. There are other grinds that won’t soak up the syrup properly, which I discovered when I made it with another variety. Ingredients: For the cake | |
| 3 cups | durum semolina |
| 1 1/2 cups | sugar |
| 1/4 cup | melted ghee, plus extra for greasing |
| 1 1/2 tsp | yeast |
| 1 1/2 tsp | rose water |
| 1 1/4 cups | warm water |
| For the syrup | |
| 1/2 cup | water |
| 1 cup | sugar |
| 1 Tbsp | lemon juice |
| 1 1/2 tsp | rose water |
| Garnish | |
| small handful | almonds |
| peanuts, alternative | |
| whipped cream | |
Method:
Mix all the ingredients together until a thick batter forms.
Let the batter rest for at 15-30 minutes. To pass the time, send a greeting card to someone who needs a smile. Then, grease an 8″ cake pan and preheat the oven to 325F. Pour the batter into the baking pan, score with the tip of a knife in a diamond pattern, and decorate with nuts.
You can choose one large nut, or several small. I liked pressing mine on in the shape of a little flower.
Bake the cake for 35 minutes, or until cooked through.
Slice the cake along the score lines and set it aside.
On the stovetop, simmer the sugar, lemon juice, rose water, and water for about 5 minutes, or until the sugar dissolves and the whisper of roses and lemons fills the kitchen.
Pour the syrup completely over the sliced cake. It’ll look like a glass lake. Completely submerged. You won’t think it’ll all soak up. No fear. If you used the right semolina, it will.
P.S. Don’t worry if a few of the almonds float away, you can reposition them later.
Let the cake rest about an hour to let all that sweet, syrupy goodness soak into the cake. While you wait, watch a Traditional Saudi Dance. Enjoy with friends, friends of friends, and not yet friends. And a spot of tea.
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