Basbooseh- بسبوسه- نموره-هريسه
By: Mimi Cooks
Published: Wednesday, January 6, 2010 - 10:14am

Ingredients




1 cup Semolina, also called Cream of Wheat OR 1 cup Sugar
1 cup Plain Yogurt
1 teaspoon Baking Powder
1 tablespoon Tahini
2 tablespoons Melted Butter
Slivered Almonds for garnish
Sugar Syrup

Preparation

1 Mix dry ingredients together. Add the yogurt and mix well. 2 Spread the tahini in the baking pan. Place the mix in the pan, bake on 350 degrees F for about 15 minutes. 3 Take out of the oven, garnish with almonds, return to the oven and continue baking for another ten minutes of so, or until the edges of your basbooseh cake become brownish. 4 Take it out of the oven, and while its still hot, pour the COLD sugar syrup to it or wait until it is fully cooled then add the HOT sugar syrup

About


Basbooseh is a semolina or farina cake that is made widely in the Middle East with different variations. Some recipes require adding coconut flakes to it, other recipes require adding eggs to the mix, and others do not add yogurt to it as listed here in the recipe. No matter how it is made, the end results are sweet and delicious! Basbooseh has many names across the Middle East. It is called Nammourah or Hareeseh beside its Basbooseh or Basboosah name.