I’m NOT a traditional person, but I love traditional food. Below I have included the recipe for making Hallva. Hallva is very popular in Albania, Turkey (our main influence) and other Arab countries.
INGREDIENTS
• 1 cup flour
• 1 cup butter, margarine or oil
• 1 & 1/4 sugar
• 5 cups of water
• Optional – 1 cup of chopped walnuts
DIRECTIONS
- Gently heat the butter or oil in a pan
- Add the flour to the pan and mix until golden brown for 40 minutes over low heat.
- When the mix turns light golden color, add sugar and water to the pan with flour, simmer/mix for about 20 minutes
Optional: You can add chopped walnuts to the mix - Use a spoon to take out small pieces of the Hallv and place on a serving plate.
Eat warm and add a Turkish coffee
