Flour Helva
(Un Helvasi)
125 ml unsalted butter
1 cup flour
2 tbsp pine nuts
Syrup:
200 ml sugar
1/2 cup water
1/2 cup milk
Cook all the syrup ingredients, put aside and let warm.
Put the butter, flour and pine nuts in a large pot. Stirring constantly, cook on medium-low heat until the colour turns to a light golden shade. Add in the warm syrup. But be very careful when you do this as it will spit. Stir until the mixture becomes doughy and leaves the edges of the pot. Turn the heat off.
Take one tablespoon of the Flour Helva and using a tablespoon (picture), give it an oval shape using the sides of the pot (picture). Place each piece on a service plate. Eat while they are still warm. Store the rest in the fridge. Flour Helva is also very tasty when cold.
This traditional Turkish dessert is very quick and easy to cook, and makes a great snack.
8 Comments:
Hello Binnur !
Today I tried out your Helva recipe. Everything worked out as you wrote but my Helva looks very differnt than yours. It's not brown it's light golden and it's very doughy. I cooked and stired it until it left the edges of the pot. Can you maybe tell me what I did wrong ? Ireally want to cook Helva.
Bye
Rabiya
Hi Rabiya,
When you cook flour it takes a light golden colour, but when you add
the syrup in it, the colour turns out light brown. You probably cooked
it for less time. When Helva is hot it is doughy and you can give it a
nice shape. Please try one more time:)
very nice, similar to my mother's recipe, except she does not use pine nuts
Hi Binnur, I did try this recipe and it was very delicious - as good as my mums! Thanks
Ayten
I was in Istanbul recently and had some helva there. It involved Tahini and was almost liqiud when it arrived at our table. When i put it in my plate it started becoming firmer as it cooled and on eating it became quite chewy. I asked the waiter multiple times but they were all unable to help. Any idea how that particular one was made? Any help would be appreciated.
Hi,
There are so many dishes and desserts in Turkish Cuisine that look like each other:) If you could give me the name, I would be more helpful.
I was told it was just called helva. The waiter showed me a white hard crumbly piece of something saying it was tahini and said all they did was add some milk to it and put it in the oven or something. Any idea?
Hi,
What you are asking for Firinda Tahin Helvasi which is so delicious:)
I am going to post it for you soon:)
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