Basbousa a Soaked Middle Eastern Orange Blossom Cake #cake #dessert #recipe

Basbousa, a very Middle Eastern cake with nuts and orange blossom water.
Originating in Egypt, this cake has gained great popularity in most Middle Eastern cuisines, including Greek and, of course, Israeli cuisine.
Let's make it
Credit @onesarcasticbaker

Recipe:

INGREDIENTS

FOR THE CAKE

½ cup unsalted butter softened
½ cup sugar (100g)
1 cup semolina flour (125)
1 cup ground hazelnuts (100g)
2 tsp baking powder
3 large eggs at room temperature
Orange zest from medium orange
2 tbsp orange juice

FOR SYRUP

3 cups sugar (600g)
3 ⅓ water (800ml)
4 cinnamon sticks
1 slice orange rind
⅓ cup lemon juice (80ml)
⅓ cup orange blossom water (80ml)

INSTRUCTIONS

Preheat oven to 415°F (210°C) line 8" or 9" pan with parchment paper.

Mix the semolina, ground nuts, and baking powder. Beat the butter and sugar until light and fluffy, about 4 min.

Add the eggs, one at a time, followed by the semolina mixture and the zest and juice.
Spread the batter into the prepared pan and bake for 20 min or until golden brown on top.
Bring the sugar, water, and cinnamon to a boil to make the syrup. Reduce the heat to medium and cook for 5 min.

Add lemon juice, orange rind, and orange blossom water, and cook on low for another 10 min.

Pour syrup over the cake, and soak for 10-20 min.

Cut the cake vertically from top to bottom into four equal portions.

Turn the cake and slice horizontally in diagonal lines so you'll have diamond slices.

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[Alice-qnto]

This is an Arab dish and it doesn’t look made properly

[TheEdgeofSpace]

THTS GROSS CUT IT WRONG AND TOO MUCH OIL WTF