Basboosa III

Ingredients

 * 200ml (7fl oz) melted butter
 * 650g (1lb 7oz) fine semolina
 * 300ml (½ pint) natural yoghurt
 * 250g (9oz) sugar
 * 4 eggs, beaten
 * 3 level teaspoons baking powder
 * 2 dozen whole blanched almonds
 * -- S Y R U P :
 * 250g (9oz) sugar
 * 500ml (18fl oz) water
 * 2 teaspoons lemon juice
 * 2 teaspoons rose water
 * 1 teaspoon ground cardamom

Directions

 * 1) First make the syrup by placing the water and sugar in a medium sized saucepan. Add cardamom, rosewater, lemon juice and boil on medium heat for 5 minutes,  until sugar dissolves. Set aside to cool.
 * 2) Place sugar in a large bowl, add butter and beat well.  Next add the eggs and beat with the sugar and butter. Mix well.
 * 3) Stir in semolina, baking powder, yoghurt and mix very well,
 * 4) Place in a medium rectangle dish about 33x27x5cm (13x10x2inches)  and decorate with almonds. Bake in oven at 180 ºC(350 ºF) Gas mark 4 for 30 minutes. Remove the basboosa from the oven. Cut into diamond or square shapes,  then pour the cold syrup over the basboosa.