Turkish Flour Halva with Toasted Pine Nuts

What you need

• 200 g (1 1/2 cups) all-purpose flour, sifted
• 150 g (2/3 cup) unsalted butter
• 30 g (3 tbsp) pine nuts
• 200 g (1 cup) granulated sugar
• 200 ml (3/4 cup plus 1 tbsp) whole milk
• 200 ml (3/4 cup plus 1 tbsp) water

Method

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1. 1

   Sift the flour into a bowl so there are no lumps.

2. 2

   Melt the butter in a wide, heavy pan over medium-low heat.

3. 3

   Add the flour and pine nuts. Stir constantly with a wooden spoon until the mixture turns a deep golden pink and smells nutty, 15-20 min. Keep the heat gentle so the flour never darkens at the edges.

4. 4

   While the flour browns, warm the milk, water and sugar in a separate pot over low heat until the sugar dissolves. Keep it hot.

5. 5

   Stand back and pour the hot milk mixture into the browned flour in one go. It will spit and bubble hard for a few seconds.

6. 6

   Stir vigorously until smooth, then keep cooking over low heat, stirring, until the halva thickens and pulls away from the sides of the pan, 4-6 min.

7. 7

   Cover the pan, take it off the heat and leave it for 5 min so the halva absorbs the last of the moisture.

8. 8

   Shape the halva into ovals with two spoons and set them on a serving plate. Serve warm.

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