Description[]
Basbousa with almonds
Ingredients[]
- 2¼ cup water
- 1½ cup sugar
- 1 tsp lemon juice
- ¾ cup blanched almonds
- ¾ cup semolina
- whole blanched almonds
- whipped cream
- ½ cup butter
Directions[]
- Bring water, sugar and lemon juice to a boil.
- Simmer for few minutes.
- Chop almonds fine and fry them in hot butter together with semolina until golden.
- Add hot syrup slowly stirring constantly over low heat until thickened.
- Remove from heat and cover.
- Let it cool.
- Pour into individual greased molds.
- Unmold and serve warm.
- Decorate with almond and dollop of cream.