Halvas Tou Fourno(Baked Halvah)

* Exported from MasterCook *

HALVAS TOU FOURNO (BAKED HALVAH)

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Serving Size : 6 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Desserts Greek

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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SPALDING
-----THE HALVAH-----
3 cups Farina (Cream of Wheat)
1 teaspoon Cinnamon
1 cup Butter
4 Eggs -- separated
1 cup Sugar
1/2 cup Slivered almonds -- blanched
-----THE SYRUP-----
2 1/2 cups Sugar
3 cups Water
1 Piece of stick cinnamon
2 or 3 whole cloves

Mix farina with cinnamon and set aside. Cream butter in a bowl. In another
bowl, beat egg yolks with the sugar until thick. Add to the butter and beat
very well. Beat egg whites until stiff. Then fold alternately with the farina
into the butter-egg mixture. Add almonds; mix gently. Put into a buttered pan.
Bake in preheated 350 F. oven for 45 min.

Prepare syrup by boiling all of the ingreds. for abt. 8 min. Remove and
discard cinnamon and cloves.
Pour syrup over hot halvah. Cool, serve.

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