Greek Halva
- Preparation and cooking time
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- Total:20
- Easy
- Makes 1 cake
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- 8 cups of sugar
- 8 cinnamon sticks
- 8 cloves
- Cup of honey
- 1 cup of olive oil
- 2 cups of semolina
- A cup of walnuts
Method
step 1
In a pot, add the 4 cups of water, 8 cups sugar, 8 cinnamon stick, 8 cloves, and bring to boil for 5 minutes, turn off the heat and add the honey.step 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.step 3
Once the color changes add the 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon. Stir.step 4
Very carefully, slowly add small amounts of the simple syrup to the semolina (the hot syrup will steam and splatter so be careful).step 5
On a medium-low heat, continually stir until the mixture thickens. Add the almonds and stir.step 6
Transfer to a cake pan and let it cool. Turn over onto a cake platter and dust with cinnamon.
