Ingredients
Basbousa
2 cups Makhsous Semolina
¼ cup desiccated coconut
1/3 cup sugar
1 teaspoon baking powder
½ cup melted butter
1 cup yogurt
Ground pistachio, for garnish
Syrup
2 cups sugar
2 cups water
1 teaspoon lemon or lime juice
1 cinnamon stick
Directions
- In a large mixing bowl, combine Makhsous Semolina, sugar, coconut, and baking powder, and mix well.
- Add the melted butter and mix, then the yoghurt, until everything is incorporated and the mixture is smooth.
- Spread the mixture evenly in a buttered baking pan.
- Bake at 190 °C for 30 minutes.
- To make the syrup, mix together the sugar, water, lime or lemon juice, and cinnamon stick in a saucepan over low heat and let it simmer for 10 minutes.
- Pour the hot syrup over the basbousa and allow it to cool.
- Decorate with the ground pistachio before serving.
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