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By: Chris D.

Description:
Time: 50 min (20 min to prepare, 30 min to cook)
Meal type: Snack
Ethnicity: Eastern European
Number of Servings: 4
Ingredients:
1 each 2 cups granulated sugar
1 each 4-1/2 cups water
1 each 2 cinnamon sticks
1 each 1 cup olive oil
1 each 3 cups semolina
1 each 3/4 cups blanched almonds (6-8 halved, the rest chopped)
1 each 1/2 cup honey-style sweetener
1 each Ground cinnamon, to taste
Directions:
* Reserve 4 tablespoon sugar and dissolve rest in water over gentle heat.
* Add cinnamon sticks, bring to a boil and simmer gently 5 minutes.
* Cool and remove cinnamon sticks.
* Heat oil in a large heavy saucepan and when hot stir in semolina.
* Cook, stirring occasionally until golden brown. Add chopped almonds and cook 1 minute.
* Keep heat low and stir in sugar-cinnamon syrup, taking care as semolina may split. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly.
* When smooth, remove from heat and stir in honey.
* Cool slightly and mix in reserved sugar.
* Pour halva into a lightly greased (or non-stick) shallow pan, pat down and mark into squares.
* Sprinkle with ground cinnamon and 1 almond half.
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