Dessert Cake Namur Gateau Namurois Recipes

NAMOURA (SYRUP-SOAKED SEMOLINA CAKE)

Steps:

• In a small saucepan over high heat, boil sugar and 1 cup/240 milliliters of water, stirring until the sugar is dissolved. Reduce the heat to a simmer, add lemon juice and extract, and stir to combine. Simmer until thickened into a syrup, about 2 minutes. Remove from the heat and set aside to cool.
• Heat oven to 400 degrees. Coat a 9-by-13-inch baking dish with butter. Place the semolina, melted butter and sugar in a large bowl and stir until well combined; set aside.
• Place the yogurt and baking soda in a medium bowl and stir to combine. Set aside until the mixture has nearly doubled in size, about 10 minutes.
• Pour the yogurt mixture over the semolina mixture and mix well to combine. Transfer to the buttered baking dish and press into an even layer. Using a knife, score the surface of the namoura on the diagonal into 2-inch diamond-shaped pieces. Top each diamond in the center with an almond. Bake until golden brown, 25 to 30 minutes.
• Place baking dish on a wire rack and drizzle the cooled syrup over the top of the hot namoura. Let cool to room temperature before recutting along the scored lines and serving.

GATEAU SIMPLE

Steps:

• In bowl, beat butter, egg yolks and sugar until light and well blended.
• In separate bowl, sift together cornstarch, flour and baking powder. Gradually, add the dry mixture to the wet mixture, blending well between each addition.
• Use a pastry tube with a medium-sized start mold to make small circle (wreath type) cookies.
• Bake in medium hot - hot oven until cookies are lightly browned.

DESSERT CAKE NAMUR (GATEAU NAMUROIS)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Grease and flour well a 9x9x2" cake pan.
• In a small mixing bowl sift flour and cornstarch together. Set aside.
• Add 4 egg yolks and sugar in mixing bowl. Beat for 5 minutes or longer. Mixture should be thick and light.
• Add ground almonds and vanilla, stir.
• Gradually add the flour and cornstarch, mixing well.
• Beat egg whites until stiff, add a 1/4 cup of them to mixture and mix well.
• Fold in the rest of the egg whites, gently.
• Pour into cake pan.
• Bake for 45 to 55 minutes or until toothpick come out clean.
• Cool for 10 minutes, remove from cake pan and turn right side up.
• To Serve: Cut cake in half. Fill with jam or whipped cream or both.