Medium
Libyan
Basbousa bil Tamr
Libyan semolina cake with date filling
55
Total Minutes
12
Servings
Vegetarian
Cooking Times
30 min
Prep Time
25 min
Cook Time
55 min
Total Time
Ingredients (10 items)
2.00 cups
Semolina
1.00 cup
Dates
pitted and mashed
0.50 cup
Sugar
0.50 cup
Butter
melted
1.00 tbsp
Rose water
0.25 cup
Almonds
sliced
1.00 tsp
Baking powder
0.50 cup
Yogurt
0.25 cup
Water
0.25 tsp
Salt
Instructions (5 steps)
1
Mix semolina, sugar, baking powder, salt, yogurt, butter, and water.
2
Spread half the batter in a baking dish, add date filling.
3
Cover with remaining batter, top with almonds.
4
Bake at 350°F for 25 minutes.
25 minutes
5
Soak in rose water syrup and serve.