HALVA SEMOLINA
Ingredients
- portions: 12
 - preparation time: 5´
 - cooking time: 10´
 - 1 cup olive oil
 - 1 cup thin semolina
 - 1 cup coarse semolina
 - 2 ½ cup sugar
 - 4 cup water
 - 1/2 cup currants (black)
 - 1 cup roasted almonds or peanuts of Aegina
 - 1 lemon peel
 - 1 orange peel
 - 1 tablespoon cinnamon
 - 1 cinnamon stick
 - preserve of your choice
 
Directions
In a saucepan boil the water with the sugar, the cinnamon stick, the lemon and orange peel until the sugar dissolves. In a deep saucepan, heat the olive oil over medium heat and roast with the semolina. Stir for 6´ with wooden spoon until it turns brown and darken. After that, add the cinnamon (powder), the currants and the almonds. Remove the pot from the heat. Add the hot syrup to the roasted semolina with a spoon carefully and slowly. Be careful as the mixture is really hot! Heat the halva again and stir it until it comes unstuck from the pot. Empty the halva into a form and let it cool off well.
CHIOS
KASTORIA
NAXOS
SPARTI
THRAKI
ZAKYNTHOS
TRIPOLI
VOLOS
LARISA
RHODES
CRETE
SERRES
THESSALONIKI
GALAXIDI
PAROS
ANDROS
MITILINI
KOZANI
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