Şambali (Semolina Dessert)

Ingredients

• 2 cups semolina
• 1 cup plain flour
• 1 cup yoghurt
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• half a cup of oil
• 1 sachet baking powder
• Almonds or hazelnuts to decorate
• For the syrup: 3 cups sugar and 3 cups water

Method

1. Boil the sugar and water for the syrup and leave to cool.
2. Mix the semolina, flour, baking powder, yoghurt, sugar and oil into a soft dough.
3. Press the dough evenly into a greased tray by hand.
4. Cut into diamonds and press an almond into the middle of each piece.
5. Bake at 180 °C for 30-35 minutes.
6. Pour the cold syrup over the hot dessert and leave it to settle.