Namora (Semolina Cake - Baklava)
- Ready In:
- 55mins
- Ingredients:
- 10
- Yields:
-
24 pieces
ingredients
- 1 cup unsalted butter, melted
- 1⁄2 cup water
- 1 cup sugar
- 3 teaspoons coconut
- 3 cups fine semolina
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- blanched almond, split
- 3 cups sugar (for syrup)
- 1 lemon, juice of
- 2 cups water (for syrup)
directions
- Cream the butter and one cup sugar. Stir in a 1/2 cup water.
- Sift together the semolina, baking powder, and stir into the butter mixture to form a smooth batter.
- Preheat the oven to 350°F.
- Lightly grease an 8-by-12-inch cake pan and pour in the batter. Spread it evenly with the back of a spoon and then score across the top of the cake. Place an almond in the center of each diamond.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 35-40 minutes, when the cake should be firm and lightly browned.
- Combine three cups sugar, lemon juice, and water in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer 10 minutes or until slightly thickened. Cool.
- Pour cooled syrup, spoonfuls at a time, over the hot cake. Stop when the cake will not absorb any more and set the cake aside to cool before serving.
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Sascha is a 25 year old Pennsylvanian now living in sin (Liverpool, actually) with her boyfriend of 4 years. She knits, cooks, travels, reads, and dreams.