Pumpkin-Spice Basbousa Recipe | Saveur

Ingredients

• 9 Tbsp. melted unsalted butter, plus more for greasing
• 1¾ cup fine semolina
• 1 Tbsp. baking powder
• 1 tsp. cinnamon
• ½ tsp. fine sea salt
• ¼ tsp. nutmeg
• ¾ cup sugar
• 1 tsp. vanilla extract
• 3 large eggs
• ¾ cup plus 2 Tbsp. pumpkin purée
• Finely-chopped pistachio, or any nut, for garnish
• 1 cup sugar
• 3 chai teabags
• 5 green cardamom pods, crushed
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 3 cloves
• 1 Tbsp. unsalted butter
• 2 Tbsp. fresh orange juice