{"id":12210,"date":"2026-07-02T12:48:47","date_gmt":"2026-07-02T09:48:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/range.haifa.ac.il\/%d7%a4%d7%a2%d7%99%d7%9c%d7%95%d7%aa-4-%d7%91%d7%a1%d7%91%d7%95%d7%a1%d7%94\/"},"modified":"2026-07-30T11:50:23","modified_gmt":"2026-07-30T08:50:23","slug":"activity4-basbousa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/range.haifa.ac.il\/en\/activity4-basbousa\/","title":{"rendered":"Activity 4: Basbousa"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"12210\" class=\"elementor elementor-12210 elementor-7839\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b467bb8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b467bb8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ebc72a6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ebc72a6\" data-element_type=\"container\" 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Cuisine<\/span><\/a> \\(\\blacktriangleright\\) Activity 4: Basbousa<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f5e86e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7f5e86e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Activity 4: Basbousa: A Sweet Recipe<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5168b2d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5168b2d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e2c4b5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4e2c4b5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94cd894 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"94cd894\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-085d8df elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"085d8df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This activity sheet (by: Dr. Galit Botzer) is dedicated to the Egyptian Basbousa cake, whose name in Arabic simply means &#8220;sweet.&#8221;<br \/>Through the recipe, you will explore mathematical concepts such as measuring fractions and calculations, get to know semolina and its historical origins, and follow scientific processes such as melting butter.<br \/>Join us for an especially sweet baking activity!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5002d64 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5002d64\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc1fa8d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"dc1fa8d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/range.haifa.ac.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/\u05d0\u05ea\u05e8-\u05d7\u05d9\u05e6\u05d9\u05dd-\u05de\u05e6\u05e8\u05d9\u05dd.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-4024\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/range.haifa.ac.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/\u05d0\u05ea\u05e8-\u05d7\u05d9\u05e6\u05d9\u05dd-\u05de\u05e6\u05e8\u05d9\u05dd.jpg 300w, https:\/\/range.haifa.ac.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/\u05d0\u05ea\u05e8-\u05d7\u05d9\u05e6\u05d9\u05dd-\u05de\u05e6\u05e8\u05d9\u05dd-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c20419 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7c20419\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d385778 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d385778\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Activity<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-584ab5f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"584ab5f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-858c01f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"858c01f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-638aea3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"638aea3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Guidelines for parents<\/h3><p>This activity includes becoming familiar with semolina and baking a Basbousa cake.<br \/>During the preparation of the recipe, it is recommended to involve the children in measuring the recipe ingredients.<\/p><p>In order to measure fraction quantities, like three-quarters of a cup of sugar, and 1\/4 cup of buttermilk, it is a good idea to use a disposable cup, mark parts on it, and let the children fill the cup up to the marked line.<\/p><p>The butter should be melted in a glass vessel placed inside a bowl of hot water, and the melting process of the butter followed together with the children.<\/p><p>After finishing the preparation, the children can be involved in cutting the cake.<br \/>Since the cake is rich and very sweet, it is desirable to cut it into small pieces.<br \/>The size of the piece and how many cake pieces we will get can be discussed with the children.<br \/><br \/><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ae5bf2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9ae5bf2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27594c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"27594c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"230c791\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b0149fb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b0149fb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97048e3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"97048e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Semolina and Flour<\/h3><p>Semolina is produced from wheat grains. When grinding the wheat, most of the grains are ground into fine flour, and a minority of them are ground into larger grains \u2013 this is semolina.<\/p><p>Semolina is described in biblical language as an expensive product, &#8220;You adorned yourself with gold and silver, and your clothing was of fine linen, silk, and embroidered cloth; you ate semolina, honey, and oil; and you became exceedingly beautiful and succeeded to royalty.&#8221; (Ezekiel 16:13).<br \/>Even today, the Hebrew phrase &#8220;Soltah U&#8217;shmanah&#8221; (its semolina and its oil) is used to describe wealth and prestige.<\/p><ul><li>Compare semolina to flour: observe the color.<br \/>Touch the semolina and the flour \u2013 what is the difference in the feeling? Is there a difference in the smell? How do you think the difference between the semolina and the flour will affect the baking of the cake?<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6180494 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6180494\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e3e0ed7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e3e0ed7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/range.haifa.ac.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/\u05e1\u05d5\u05dc\u05ea-\u05d5\u05e7\u05de\u05d7.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"\u05e1\u05d5\u05dc\u05ea \u05d5\u05e7\u05de\u05d7\" 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class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Preparing the cake<\/h3><ul><li>Basbousa means sweet in Arabic.<br \/>Look at the recipe ingredients \u2013 which of the ingredients causes the cake to be sweet?<\/li><\/ul><p style=\"padding-right: 40px;\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">For the batter<br \/><\/span><\/strong>\\(\\space\\)<strong><br \/><\/strong>4 cups semolina<br \/>\\(\\space\\)<br \/>Three-quarters of a cup of sugar<br \/>\\(\\space\\)<br \/>1 cup coconut flakes<br \/>\\(\\space\\)<br \/>2 packets vanilla sugar<br \/>\\(\\space\\)<br \/>1.5 packets baking powder<br \/>\\(\\space\\)<br \/>200g melted butter<br \/>\\(\\space\\)<br \/>1 and a quarter cups buttermilk<br \/>\\(\\space\\)<br \/>A pinch of salt<br \/>\\(\\space\\)<br \/>Half a cup of raisins<\/p><p style=\"padding-right: 40px;\"><u><strong>For the syrup<br \/><\/strong><\/u>\\(\\space\\)<u><br \/><\/u>1 cup sugar<br \/>\\(\\space\\)<br \/>1 cup juice<br \/>\\(\\space\\)<br 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underline;\"><strong>Instructions<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Mix all the dry ingredients together.<br>\\(\\space\\)<\/li>\n<li>Add the buttermilk and the butter and mix well.<br>\\(\\space\\)<\/li>\n<li>Pour into a greased pan and let sit outside for 10 minutes.<br>\\(\\space\\)<\/li>\n<li>Bake at 160\u00b0C for 40 minutes.<br>\\(\\space\\)<\/li>\n<li>Boil the syrup ingredients for 15 minutes.<br>Pour the syrup over the cake.<br>\\(\\space\\)<\/li>\n<li>Almonds can be scattered for decoration.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Get to know one of the most loved and famous sweets in the Middle East. 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