Namoura (Syrup-Soaked Semolina Cake) Recipe

Name: Namoura (Syrup-Soaked Semolina Cake) Recipe
Ingredients: 2 cups/400 grams granulated sugar; 1 tablespoon freshly squeezed lemon juice; 1 1/4 teaspoons lavender extract, vanilla extract or rose water; 3/4 cup/170 grams unsalted butter (1 1/2 sticks), melted, plus more for coating the pan; 3 cups/490 grams semolina flour; 3/4 cup/150 grams granulated sugar; 1 cup/227 grams plain whole-milk yogurt; 2 1/2 teaspoons baking soda; 1/4 cup/29 grams slivered almonds

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Amanda Saab, a social worker and home cook who lives near Detroit, riffs on her Lebanese grandmother's recipe for namoura, a cake made from semolina flour, soaked in syrup while it's still warm When...

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Ingredients

2 cups/400 grams granulated sugar
1 tablespoon freshly squeezed lemon juice
1 1/4 teaspoons lavender extract, vanilla extract or rose water
3/4 cup/170 grams unsalted butter (1 1/2 sticks), melted, plus more for coating the pan
3 cups/490 grams semolina flour
3/4 cup/150 grams granulated sugar
1 cup/227 grams plain whole-milk yogurt
2 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
1/4 cup/29 grams slivered almonds