Semolina Halva

Name: Semolina Halva
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 1 h 15 min
Yield: 4-8 serving(s)
Ingredients: 125 g butter; 1 cup semolina; 1/4 cup pine nuts; 1 cup water; 1 cup milk; 1 1/2 cups sugar

Submitted by Salih Emre Baser

"Halva is a very traditional divine dessert of various cultures & geographies. This version is from the Agean coast of Anatolia."

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photo by Tea Jenny

Ready In:: 1hr 15mins
Ingredients:: 6
Serves:: 4-8

ingredients

125 g butter
1 cup semolina
¹⁄₄ cup pine nuts
1 cup water
1 cup milk
1 ¹⁄₂ cups sugar

directions

Melt the butter.
Add semolina and pine nuts and roast by stirring for 10-15 min until pine nuts turn to light brown. (stove on medium heat).
Add water, milk and sugar respectively wait until boiling bubbles are observed. (increase the heat level).
Lower the heat (to low to medium) and stir occasionally untill the water runs out.
Turn off the heat, cover the lid of the pot and let it cool down.

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Reviews

I have looked at halva many times and been unsure about trying it, so now I can say that I have not only tried it, I made it to, and it was so easy to put together. If you like sweet, you will like this, it's very sweet. I served this with a blob of yoghurt, I am not sure if this is right but it was nice the two together. I think the cooking and prep time is way off other than that it was a good recipe. Made for PAC spring 2009.

Tea Jenny