Pistachio basboussa recipe

Ingredients

• ½ cup yogurt
• ½ cup honey
• 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 1 teaspoon rose water
• ¾ cup shelled pistachios
• 1 cup cornmeal
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ½ teaspoon baking soda
• ¼ cup chopped almonds
• ¼ cup chopped pistachios
• Some honey for drizzling

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Preparation

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Butter an 8-inch baking pan.
• Grind the pistachios to a powder in a food processor.
• In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the yogurt, honey, melted butter and rosewater.
• Whisk the dry ingredients together and stir them into the yogurt, honey and butter mixture.
• Transfer the batter to the prepared pan. Bake for 10 minutes. Top the basboussa with the chopped almonds and pistachios and return to the oven.
• Bake for another 10 minutes. Cut the basboussa into lozenges and drizzle it with honey. Let cool. Serve at room temperature.