Main Ingredients:

See below ingredients and instructions of the recipe

Cooking Preparation of the Recipe:

1 c Sugar
1/3 c Water
1/2 Lemon (juice only)
1/2 lb Unsalted butter
1/3 c Blanched almonds
1/2 c Yogurt
3/4 c Sugar
1 c Semolina
1 ts Baking powder
Few drops vanilla extract
Whipped cream

Make a thick syrup by boiling the sugar, water and lemon juice
together and simmering until it thickens. Allow to cool and chill.
Melt half of the unsalted butter. Toast the blanched almonds and chop
them finely. Beat the yogurt with the sugar in a large mixing bowl.
Add melted butter and all remaining ingredients except the cream, and
beat well until thoroughly mixed. Pour into a large rectangular
buttered baking tray and bake in a 400 degree oven for 30 min. Pour
the cold syrup immediately over the hot basbousa as soon as it comes
out of the oven. Cut into lozenge shapes and return to the oven for 3
more minutes. Serve soused with other half of butter, melted, and
spread with whipped cream.

Posted by DEBORAH AKYUREK, Prodigy ID# DNJS60B.

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