Baked Halvah

Serves:	5
Recipe Type:	Non Veg.
Preparation Time:	20 M
Cooking Time:	70 M
Difficulty:	Average

Ingredients:

• For the Halvah:
• 3 cups Farina or Wheat Cream
• 1 tsp Cinnamon
• 1 cup Butter
• 4 Eggs (separated)
• 1 cup Sugar
• ½ cup slivered Almonds (blanched)
  
  For the Syrup:
• 2½ cups Sugar
• 3 cups Water
• 1 stick Cinnamon
• 2 whole Cloves

Cooking Instructions:

• Mix farina with cinnamon and set aside.
• Beat butter in a bowl.
• In another bowl, beat egg yolks with sugar until thick.
• Add to the butter and beat thoroughly.
• Add egg whites and beat until stiff.
• Whisk farina into the butter-egg mixture.
• Add almonds and mix gently.
• Pour into a buttered pan. Bake in preheated oven at 350 degrees F oven for 45 minutes.
• Prepare the syrup by boiling the syrup ingredients for 8 minutes.
• Throw away the cinnamon and cloves.
• Pour the syrup over hot halvah.
• Cool and serve.