Baked Halva

Name: 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; 1 pinch ground cinnamon

15 ingredients

6 steps

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
1 pinch ground cinnamon

Directions

1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9-inch cake pan.
2

Sift flour, baking powder, and salt together in a bowl. Mix in semolina and almonds.
3

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.
4

Pour batter into the prepared pan.
5

Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 45 minutes.
6

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.