1/2 cup samolina 2 cups farina 1/2 cup flour 1 tbs. baking powder 1/2 packet or 2 tsp dry active yeast 1/4 tsp sugar 1 tbs. water 1/2 cup yogurt 1 cup milk 1 cup melted sweet butter 1/2 cup sugar 2 tbs. tahini 9x13 baking pan 2-2 1/2 cups syrup Pistachios, Almonds or Pine nuts to decorate.
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. In a large mixing bowl, combine the first 4 dry ingredients. In another bowl combine the yeast, water and 1/4 tsp sugar and let it sit for 10 minutes, then add the yogurt and milk and combine. Add the melted butter to the dry ingredients and begin to stir them, then slowly add the rest of the wet ingredients. After the ingredients are well combines then add the 1/2 cup of sugar and mix well. In a 9x13 baking pan spread 2 tbs of tahini to prevent the cake from sticking then pour in the cake mix. Smooth out the top of the cake by dipping your fingers in a bit of melted butter and smoothing out the top. Decorate the top with nuts of your choice. Place cake in the oven on the middle rack and cook until dark golden brown. Remove the cake form the oven and poke small holes in the top with a knife so that the cake absorbs the syrup. Pour about 1 1/2 cup room temperature syrup on top of the cake, let it absorb then pour over the rest of the syrup and let the cake sit overnight or until completely cooled then serve.
Nawal
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I have made a lot of versions of Namoura , I made this last night for some of my girlfriends . , they all liked it ..it was awesome
Thanks
Thank you for the Namourah recipe. I have a question. In Lebenon, we had namourah that was without the syrup. Would it be the same Leabanese namourah if I skip the syrup?
Most Namoura recipes are made this way with the syrup and the cake absorbs it so you may not think that they use the syrup but they do b/c you do not put a lot of sugar in the cake itself. Try it, I'm sure this is the one you used to eat in Lebanon.
Hi dede,
im a big fan of your shows on youtube, have tried most of them, coming from a lebanese back ground, but one thing is with this reciepe, i have been to lebanese shops and still can't find farina, also looked in local shops ( im in australia). Is it called something else other than that? or can i substitute it?
Please reply back soon as im dying to make this, its one of my fav's.
thankyou Vanessa.
Farina is a cereal food, it is usually served warm, made from cereal grains. In contemporary English use, the word usually refers to semolina or Cream of Wheat made from soft wheat.
Try looking for Cream of Wheat or Grits at the grocery store. You don't have to purchase it from a Middle Eastern store, you should be able to buy it from any local grocery store or chain.
Let me know if you find it and how your namoura turns out
HAPPY COOKING!
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