Irmik Helvasi -Turkish Semolina Halva

This dessert is a true Turkish crowd-pleasure and is loaded with Mediterranean flavors. Not your typical sesame paste halvah , it takes only five ingredients to make this easy and delicious dessert.

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Course: Dessert, Snack

Cuisine: Mediterranean, Middle Eastern, Turkey

Prep Time: 5

Cook Time: 35

Total Time: 40

Servings:

Author: My Hungry Traveler

Equipment

Medium saucepan
Large nonstick pan or Wok
Wooden spoon
Kitchen scale

Ingredients

1 cup Whole milk
1 cup Water
1 cup Granulated sugar
1 tsp Orange zest
7 tbsp Unsalted butter
1 cup Coarse Semolina
4 tbsp Pine nuts
½ tsp Vanilla extract
Ground cinnamon and pine nut for garnish

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Instructions

Make syrup by combining milk. sugar, orange zest, vanilla, vanilla, and water in a saucepan set over medium heat. Stir until the sugar is dissolved. Remove from heat.
1 cup Whole milk, 1 cup Water, 1 cup Granulated sugar, 1 tsp Orange zest, ½ tsp Vanilla extract
Place butter in a nonstick pan or wok set over medium-low heat. Once butter melts, add pine nuts and sauté for a few minute until they begin to change color.
7 tbsp Unsalted butter, 4 tbsp Pine nuts
Reduce heat to low and add the semolina. Stir occasionally, until turns brown and fragrant, about 15 minutes. Be careful not to burn it or the halva will be bitter.
1 cup Coarse Semolina
After semolina turns brown, stir in syrup. Cook over low for a few minutes until syrup is fully absorbed and halva is thickened. Remove from heat and allow to cool. Sprinkle with cinnamon and pine nuts, and serve either warm or cold.
Ground cinnamon and pine nut for garnish

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