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Basbousa Turkish Dessert

Easy Arabic Sweet
Prep Time 30 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Cuisine Mediterranean
Servings 10 people

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup Butter melted
  • 1 tin Condensed milk
  • 1 tsp Baking powder
  • 2 cups Semolina
  • 210 gm Pista peeled and finely chopped
  • For the syrup
  • 2 cups Sugar
  • 375 ml Water
  • 1 tbsp Lemon juice
  • 1 tbsp Rose water

Instructions
 

  • In a bowl combine butter, condensed milk and baking powder and stir well.
  • Add semolina and mix well combined.
  • Sprinkle chopped pista evenly in a baking tin.
  • Pour semolina mixture over pistachio and level it.
  • Bake in a preheated oven for 35 minutes or until top is golden.
  • Remove from oven and pour cooled syrup on top.
  • Place in fridge to completely cool then cut into diamond shapes and serve .
  • To prepare syrup :- Place sugar and water in a saucepan, bring to boil and simmer for 6-8 minutes ,then remove from heat and stir in lemon juice and water.
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