Basbusa, Honey Syrup Ppie

So this cake is called in Egypt. In Hebrew, his name is “shamna vesalta,” which literally means “butter and flour,” that is, the very bread and butter for which we all should have enough. This dessert symbolizes the well-being of the family, the calmness of Saturday rest, happiness and contentment.

Ingredients

• 1 cup of sugar
• 1/2 cup honey
• 50 g butter
• juice and zest of 1 lemon
• 3/4 cup Demerara sugar
• 50 g butter + a little for greasing the mold
• 2/3 cup milk
• 120 ml sour cream, 30% fat
• 5 drops of vanilla extract
• 1 tbsp. l. rose water
• 1.5 cups flour
• 1 tbsp. l. baking powder
• 1.5 cups semolina
• 1/2 cup hazelnuts (almonds, pistachios, or walnuts)

Directions

1. For the dough, grind sugar with softened butter, milk, sour cream, vanilla extract and rose water, add flour, baking powder and semolina.
2. Preheat oven to 190 ° C. Grease a baking dish and lay out the dough. Press the nuts into the surface of the cake at a distance of 3 cm from each other and place in the oven.
3. Bake 40 minutes, until cake is golden brown.
4. For syrup, combine sugar, honey, water, and butter in a small saucepan. Heat over low heat until the oil is completely dissolved, add lemon juice and zest.
5. Take out the pie and top with the syrup. Tilt the pan from side to side several times so that the syrup is absorbed evenly into the cake. Cool the cake pan on a wire rack.