Namoura with Yogurt

Ingredients

• 4 cups coarse semolina
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 1/2 cups yogurt
• 1 cup butter or ghee
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 2 tablespoons rose water
• 2 tablespoons orange blossom water
• almonds for decoration
• Syrup:
• 4 cups sugar
• 2 cups water
• juice of 1 lemon
• 1 tablespoon rose water and orange blossom water

Method

1. Prepare the syrup first so it can be used cold. Put the sugar, water, and lemon juice in a saucepan over medium heat and stir. After it comes to a boil, let it simmer for only 7 minutes over low heat, then turn off the heat.
   Timers: 7 min
2. Once the syrup has cooled slightly, add the rose water and orange blossom water, stir, and leave it to cool completely.
3. Place the semolina in a bowl with the yogurt, melted butter, sugar, and baking powder, and mix well.
4. Finally, add the rose water and orange blossom water and stir.
5. Grease or lightly oil a baking tray, spread the mixture evenly, and smooth it out with wet hands.
6. Cut it immediately, decorate with almonds, and let it rest for at least 3 hours before baking.
   Timers: 180 min
7. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees C, then bake for 35 minutes on the bottom rack and lightly brown the top.
   Timers: 35 min
8. Remove from the oven and immediately pour over the cold syrup (between 2 and 2 1/2 cups, حسب الرغبة) then return the tray to the hot oven, turned off, for just 5 minutes.
   Timers: 5 min
9. Let the tray of namoura with yogurt cool for at least 3 hours before serving.
   Timers: 180 min
10. This delicious recipe comes from a friend and cook of the site
11. Terez Qadri Abu Hanna
12. Click on her name to visit her personal page
13. For more easy and delicious desserts, here is Decorated Coconut Cake
14. From the special Arabic sweets, here is Almasiya Sweets