Soji Squares
Ingredients
- 250ml semolina or taystee wheat
- 100ml sugar
- 150ml cake flour
- 60ml grounds almonds
- 10ml baking powder
- 100ml melted butter
- 150ml full cream milk
- Syrup
- 150ml honey
- 100ml cold water
- 30ml orange blossom essence
Here’s how:
- Preheat the oven to 180 degrees celsius.
- Place the semolina, sugar, cake flour, ground almonds and baking powder into a mixing bowl.
- Whisk the dry ingredients to evenly combine.
- Add the melted butter and milk.
- Mix well until smooth.
- Place the mixture in a well greased oven proof casserole and bake for 25 – 30 minutes.
- Remove from the oven and slice immediately.
- For the Syrup
- Combine the honey and water in a small pan.
- Bring to the boil and simmer for 5 minutes – the syrup should not be thick.
- Pour the orange blossom essence into the honey syrup and stir.
- Pour the hot syrup over the soji squares as they come out of the oven.
- Leave the squares to soak.
- Serve garnished with rose petals or almonds.