namoora (basboosa)

Name: namoora (basboosa)
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 16
Cuisine: African
Ingredients: 1 tbsp Sesame Seeds (1 tablespoon tahini (sesame seed paste)); 2 cup Farina Cereal (2 cups dry farina cereal); 3 ½ cup Granulated Sugar (1.5 cups granulated sugar + 2 cups granulated sugar); 2 tsp Baking Powder (2 teaspoons baking powder); 1 cup Yogurt (1 cup plain yogurt); 2 tbsp Butter (1 tablespoon salted butter, softened + 1 tablespoon salted butter); 16 pieces Almond Halves (16 blanched almond halves); 2 cup Water (2 cups water); 1 tsp Lemon Juice (1 teaspoon lemon juice); 1 tsp Orange Blossom Water (1 teaspoon orange flower water)

50 minAfrican

Servings16

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Steps

1line a 9x13-inch glass baking dish with aluminum foil and generously butter the foil.
2spread the tahini evenly over the bottom of the prepared pan in a thin layer.
3mix together farina cereal with 1 1/2 cup of sugar and baking powder in a bowl.
4mix in the yogurt and 1 tablespoon of softened butter gently with your hands until the dough is smooth.
5spread dough out into the prepared baking dish.
6pat the surface smooth.
7cover the dish with foil, and allow to stand at room temperature for 2 hours.
8with a sharp knife, cut the dough into 16 squares; push an almond half gently into the top of each square.
9preheat oven to 400 degrees f (200 degrees c).
10bake in the preheated oven until the dessert is set and the top is lightly golden brown, about 30 minutes.
11while the dessert is baking, make the syrup.
12place 2 cups of sugar into a saucepan with the water, and bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring constantly to dissolve sugar.
13stir in the lemon juice, and boil the syrup for 5 minutes; stir in butter and orange flower water until combined.
14pour the hot syrup over the dessert as soon as it comes out of the oven.
15let cool for 1 to 2 hours to let the syrup absorb before serving.