Halva

Ingredients

• 1 cup farina (Cream of Wheat)
• ⅓ cup pine nuts
• ½ cup (1 stick) butter
• 2 cups water
• 1 cup sugar
• ½ teaspoon cinnamon, ground
• Sesame seeds

Procedure

1. Mix the water, sugar, and cinnamon together in a saucepan and boil for 3 minutes. Remove from heat and let cool.
2. Using about ⅓ of the stick of butter, brown the pine nuts.
3. Add the remaining butter and farina and stir until the farina is a light brown color.
4. Very carefully add the cinnamon syrup to the farina mixture.
5. Stir until most of the water is absorbed and forms a sticky mixture.
6. Remove from the heat and leave uncovered for 1 hour, until it dries to a crumbly consistency.
7. Shape in individual molds or spoon into dishes.
8. Serve at room temperature topped with ground cinnamon and sesame seeds.

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