Ingredients
- ¾ cup unbleached all-purpose flour
- ¾ cup tahini paste
- 1 cup sugar
- ½ tsp ground cinnamon
- ½ tsp ground cardamom
- ¾ cup vegetable oil
- 1 cup chopped pistachios or walnuts
Instructions
- Adult with child: In a frying pan, brown the flour over low heat for about 20 minutes, watching constantly and stirring occasionally with a wooden spoon. Remove the pan from the heat.
- Child: To the flour, add the tahini, sugar, cinnamon, cardamom and all but a tablespoon of the oil. With the pan still off the heat, stir for about 5 minutes, keeping the mixture a light-brown color.
- Adult with child: Add 1 cup of water and reheat, whisking for 2-3 minutes, until the halvah thickens.
- Remove from the heat and cover the pan for a few minutes. Fold in the pistachios or walnuts.
- Child: Using the remaining tablespoon of vegetable oil, grease an 8-inch square pan. Then scoop the mixture into the pan, spreading out well.
- Child: Let the mixture cool completely in the refrigerator and then cut it into small squares.
Notes
Its texture is more spoonable than cuttable, quite different from the commercial halvah to which we are accustomed.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 40 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Quick
- Cuisine: Holiday