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Festive Helva
Un helvası
Preparation info
- Serves
6-8
- Difficulty
Medium
Appears in
Published 1995
This delicious flour helva with pine nuts is usually prepared for happy events such as the birth of a child, or a wedding. Concentration is needed for this recipe — at the beginning, you have to stir the contents of two large pans simultaneously.
Ingredients
Method
- Sift the flour on to a sheet of greaseproof paper. Melt the butter in a large heavy-based pan. Shoot in the flour and stir into a thick roux. Cook for 4-5 minutes, to colour a little. Stir in the sunflower oil to bind the roux to a smooth paste. Cook until it easily leaves the sides of the pan and turns camel-brown. Stir in the pine nuts and cook for 4-5 minutes until they