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Name: Authentic Basbousa Bil Bathin Wal Za'atar Recipe
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 40 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: Saudi Arabia
Ingredients: *For the Semolina Batter:**; 2 cups fine semolina; 1 cup plain yogurt; 1 cup granulated sugar; 1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted; 1 teaspoon baking powder; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1/2 teaspoon ground cardamom (optional); *For the Filling:**; 1 cup pitted dates (Medjool preferred), finely chopped or mashed; 2 tablespoons unsalted butter; 1 tablespoon za'atar; *For the Sugar Syrup (Ater):**; 2 cups granulated sugar; 1 1/2 cups water; 1 teaspoon lemon juice; 1 teaspoon rose water or orange blossom water; *For Topping:**; 2 tablespoons za'atar; 1 tablespoon olive oil or melted butter; 2 tablespoons pistachios, crushed (optional)

Basbousa Bil Bathin Wal Za'atar

🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia

Nationwide

A variation of Basbousa with added za'atar, offering a fragrant and savory twist to this sweet semolina cake.

Semolina

Savory

Za'atar

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Ingredients

Semolina

za'atar

sugar syrup

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