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Vegan Nammoura Recipe

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
Servings
pieces
Ingredients
Syrup
Course Dessert
Servings
pieces
Ingredients
Syrup
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.
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