SEMOLINA HALVAH WITH SESAME AND HAZELNUTS

This halvah has a very aromatic scent due to the sesame, hazelnuts and milk butter.

INGREDIENTS
3 teacups coarse semolina
100gr hazelnuts, roughly chopped
50gr sesame
2 tablespoonfuls milk butter
½ teacup of olive oil
1 tablespoon cinnamon powder
Cinnamon powder for decoration

FOR THE SYRUP
2 ½ teacups sugar
3 teacups water
1 cinnamon stick

1 vanilla capsule

PREPARATION
In a small sauce pan put all the ingredients for the syrup and bring to boil.

Cook for 5 minutes and remove the cinnamon stick.

In saucepan warm the olive oil and butter.

Roast the semolina...

and sesame...

and stir with a wooden spoon in medium heat... 

...until they get a brownish golden colour.

Add the cinnamon and hazelnuts, roast a bit and take from fire.

Pour the boiled syrup on the semolina carefully (it splashes), stirring continuously.

Turn on the heat again and keep stirring until the halvah is thickened.

Take from fire and cover with a kitchen towel, so the halvah is not dried.

Put the halvah in a mold or individual ramekins and leave it to cool.

Turn onto a plate and garnish with cinnamon powder.