- Halva with Semolina
- Description
A traditional pudding like cake made with semolina, almonds, extra virgin olive oil, orange, lemon and cinnamon drenched in a simply syrup sauce.
Preparation time: 5'
Cooking Time: 15'
Total Time: 20'
greek extra virgin olive oil, fine semolina, sugar
Stirring
12 Servings
| greek extra virgin olive oil | 1 cup |
| fine semolina | 1 cup |
| coarse semolina | 1 cup |
| sugar | 2 ½ cups |
| water | 4 cups |
| blanced almonds,chopped and toasted | ¾ cup |
| powdered cinnamon | 1 tablespoon |
| cinnamon stick | 1 |
| orange peel | 1 large |
| lemon peel | 1 small |
| cloves | 2 |
| greek honey | ¼ cup or 4 tablespoons |
1. In a pot, add the 4 cups of water, 2 ½ cups sugar, cinnamon stick, cloves, orange and lemon peel and bring to boil for 5 minutes, turn off the heat and add the honey.
2. In a deep pot, on medium to high heat add the extra virgin olive oil and 2 cups of semolina. Constantly stir with a wooden spatula until the color changes from a golden blonde to a golden brown.
3. Once the color changes add the 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon. Stir.
4. Very carefully, slowly add small amounts of the simple syrup to the semolina (the hot syrup will steam and splatter so be careful).
5. On a medium-low heat, continually stir until the mixture thickens. Add the almonds and stir.
6. Transfer to a cake pan and let it cool. Turn over onto a cake platter and dust with cinnamon.
