Baked Halva
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour ⓘ
- 2 teaspoons baking powder ⓘ
- 1/4 teaspoon salt ⓘ
- 2 cups semolina flour ⓘ
- 1 cup finely chopped almonds ⓘ
- 1 cup white sugar ⓘ
- 3/4 cup unsalted butter ⓘ
- 3 eggs, beaten well ⓘ
- 3/4 cup milk ⓘ
- 1 lemon, zested, or more to taste ⓘ
- Syrup: ⓘ
- 3 cups water ⓘ
- 3 cups white sugar ⓘ
- 3 whole cloves ⓘ
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9-inch cake pan.
- Sift flour, baking powder, and salt together in a bowl. Mix in semolina and almonds.
- Combine 1 cup sugar and butter in a large bowl; beat with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs. Add flour mixture alternately with milk, beating batter briefly between each addition. Stir in lemon zest.
- Pour batter into the prepared pan.
- Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 45 minutes.
- Combine water, 3 cups sugar, cloves, and cinnamon in a saucepan; bring to a boil, stirring until sugar dissolves into a syrup. Pour syrup over cake as soon as it comes out of the oven. Let cake cool, about 30 minutes. Cut into squares.
Nutrition & Diet Analysis (per serving)
1044
kcal
52% DV
Protein
Fat
Carbs
* % Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet (FDA 2020).