Baklava cups with basbousa recipe

Baklava cups with basbousa

Ingredients

filo pastry
1/2 cup sugar
2 cups semolina
1 Cup yogurt
1 Cup margarine
2 tbsp margarine, additional for brushing filo pastry, melted
1 tsp baking powder
1/4 cup coconut
Fresh Cream
syrup
Lemon blossom

Directions

In a bowl, add sugar, semolina, baking powder and coconut. Mix well. Add margarine, yogurt then mix well with your hand until all ingredients are combined.

Cut filo pastry into small squares.

Prepare a cupcake pan and brush it with melted margarine.

filo sheet squares

For each cup, prepare 3 filo sheet squares and brush each one with margarine. Place filo sheets in the cupcake pan and form it like a cup. Add about 1 1/2 tbsp of basbousa mixture in the cup.

Place the pan in a preheated oven at 180°C for 15 to 20 minutes or until golden brown.

Pour the syrup over the baklava cups; let soak, uncovered. Garnish with cream and lemon blossom. Serve