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Basbousa with Cream (Qashta)
Total time125 min
Prep75 min
Cook50 min
Yield8 servings
DifficultyHard
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Desserts

ChefLayal Fawaz

Basbousa with Cream (Qashta)

A delicious and easy basbousa with cream recipe—sure to become a regular in your homemade dessert rotation.

Basbousa with cream—a very tasty recipe we highly recommend.

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8 servings

Ingredients

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  • 1 cup fine flour
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup plain yogurt
  • 1/2 cup powdered milk
  • 1/2 cup vegetable oil
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • Vanilla
  • 1 egg
  • 1 can qashta (clotted cream)
  • Syrup (atar/shaera)
  • Syrup
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 cup water
  • Juice of half a lemon
  • A splash of rose water and orange blossom water
  • Nuts for garnish
  • For more desserts from Layal see Cheesecake with Cornflakes, Chocolate and Berries
  • For more Arabic sweets see Fried Qatayef

Method

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  1. First, prepare the syrup: dissolve 1 cup sugar in water in a saucepan over the heat until it boils. Then reduce the heat and add a squeeze of lemon. Let it boil for about 12 minutes.
    Timers: 12 min
  2. Turn off the heat, add orange blossom water and rose water, and set the syrup aside.
  3. Prepare the basbousa batter: mix the dry ingredients first, then in another bowl whisk the egg with the sugar and vanilla well.
  4. Pour the oil over the egg mixture and whisk, then add the yogurt and whisk.
  5. Then add the dry ingredients in batches and stir.
  6. Pour the basbousa-with-cream batter into a pan greased with oil and dusted with flour, and spread the mixture evenly.
  7. Take the qashta (cream) and distribute it over the surface of the batter as you like — see photo.
  8. Place it in the oven on the second rack at 200°C; after 10 minutes lower the temperature to 180°C.
    Timers: 10 min
  9. When the basbousa with cream is done, pour the reserved syrup over it and garnish with nuts as desired.
  10. Let it cool and serve.
  11. Layal Fawaz
  12. For more desserts from Layal, here’s a cornflakes, chocolate and berry cheesecake.
  13. For more Arabic desserts, here is fried qatayef.

Recipe tags

DessertsInternationalVegetarianNut freeHardLong cook

Notes and serving ideas

  • Cheesecake with Cornflakes, Chocolate and Berries
  • Fried Qatayef

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Layal Fawaz

Follow Layal on her Instagram: @layal.fawaz.lf

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