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Irmik helvasi (Semolina Helva)

mursalin
You can make this recipe simply from pine nuts, semolina flour, butter and syrup. And making this recipe is very simple.
Prep Time 2 hours 15 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
35 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine Turkish
Servings 6 people
Calories 272 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 3 and 1/2 cups of semolina
  • 1 and 3/4 cups of unsalted butter
  • 2 and1/4 cups of sugar
  • 3 and 1/2 cups of milk
  • 1/3 cup of pine nuts
  • Cinnamon for garnishing

Instructions
 

  • In a medium saucepan, combine all together the milk with the sugar; then heat the milk until it starts scalding.
  • Gently stir until the sugar starts dissolving; then remove the pan from the heat.
  • Melt the butter in a large pan over a medium high heat; then add in the pine nuts together with the dry semolina.
  • With the help of a wooden spoon, gently turn the semolina over and over until it's all coated with the butter.
  • Continue to turn over; then stir the mixture constantly until it becomes golden brown and the pine nuts start to darken.
  • Make sure to keep from burning, especially around the edges of your pan; then turn off the heat.
  • Pour the hot mixture of the milk into the semolina; then let bubble up and let settle.
  • Stir very well to make sure the butter and the pine nuts are very well distributed; then cover the saucepan, leaving the lid on top
  • Let your helva rest until it becomes cool enough to handle and when you are ready to serve; you can break the mixture with a wooden spoon
  • Sprinkle some quantity of cinnamon on top; then serve and enjoy with a scoop of ice cream!

Nutrition

Sodium: 1.1mgSugar: 30gFiber: 0.7gPotassium: 31.7mgCalories: 272kcalSaturated Fat: 6.23gFat: 11.2gProtein: 2.1gCarbohydrates: 42g
Keyword Helva
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