Lebanese semolina cake, also known as basboussa or hareesa! Decadent, delicious sweet syrup soaked cake. This  our vegan version!

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Vegan Nammoura

Makes 14 1/2 by 14 1/2 tray

Course

Dessert

Cuisine

Middle Eastern, Vegan

Servings

pieces

Ingredients

• 6 cups farina smeed abyad
• 3 cups sugar
• 2 1/2 cups water
• 1 tablespoon sesame paste tahini
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 cup raw almonds peeled and halved

Syrup

• 6 cups sugar
• 3 1/4 cups water
• 1 1/2 tablespoon lemon juice bottled
• 1/2 teaspoon Orange Blossom water

Course Dessert Cuisine Middle Eastern, Vegan Servings pieces Ingredients 6 cups farina smeed abyad 3 cups sugar 2 1/2 cups water 1 tablespoon sesame paste tahini 1/2 teaspoon baking powder 1/2 cup raw almonds peeled and halved Syrup 6 cups sugar 3 1/4 cups water 1 1/2 tablespoon lemon juice bottled 1/2 teaspoon Orange Blossom water

Instructions

Nammoura

1. Mix all ingredients (except for almonds) in a bowl
2. Coat the tray with sesame paste
3. Add the mixture to the tray
4. Add almonds to the top in rows
5. Set oven to 425 and bake for 45 minutes. When the top layer is golden remove from oven and set aside
6. Add hot syrup as soon as nammoura done baking

   

Syrup (make while nammoura is baking)

1. Stir sugar in the water until it dissolves
2. Set in pot over high heat until boiling
3. Once the boil starts, add lemon juice
4. Leave to boil for 15 minutes
5. Add blossom water, stir
6. Set aside to pour over the nammoura as soon as it is done baking.

   

Recipe Notes

• Cut when cooled.
• Try our original Nammoura recipe. 

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