Enjoy middle eastern desserts recipes and learn how to make delicious & easy Coconut Basbousa. The basbousa sweets dish is famous in hhe middle east specially in Egypt, Lebanon, Syria, Palestine, Jordan...
Preparation time : 10 minutes
Cooking time : 35 minutes
Serves: 9 persons
Ingredients
1 tablespoon tahina
½ cup ghee or 100 g, softened
1 tin NESTLÉ® Sweetened Condensed Milk or 397 g
1 teaspoon baking powder
2 cups semolina or 320 g
1 cup desiccated coconut or 100 g
1 cup water or 250 ml
For the syrup:
1½ cups sugar or 300 g
1 cup water or 250 ml
1 teaspoon lemon juice
1 tablespoon blossom water
Preparation
- Grease a 28x24cm baking tin with the tahina.
- Combine ghee, NESTLÉ® Sweetened Condensed Milk and baking powder and stir well. Add semolina, desiccated coconut and water and stir until well combined.
- Pour and level mixture into the prepared baking tin. Bake in a 190°C preheated oven for 35 minutes or until the top becomes golden in color.
- Remove from oven and pour all over the cooled syrup. Set aside to cool into a room temperature, cut into diamond shape and serve.
- To prepare the syrup: Add sugar and water to a saucepan. Bring to boil and simmer for 6-8 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in lemon juice and rosewater.
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