Description

Georgian paste
Unlike the more familiar variant of the Arabic, Georgian paste is more of a shortbread than a tight nut weight. And what cookies! Tender, crispy and melting in your mouth!

Ingredients

  • Butter

    250 g

  • Corn flour

    500 g

  • Sugar

    400 g

  • Water

    200 g

  • Almonds

    1 cup

Cooking

step-0
Melt the butter in a saucepan. Take the pan more, as a small will be uncomfortable to shuffle.
step-1
Add the flour, half (200 g) sugar and fry for 10-15 minutes, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon over low heat. The finished weight will be Golden and crumbly.
step-2
In parallel, you can make syrup from water and the remaining 200 grams of sugar. It just takes those 15 minutes, which is fried flour.
step-3
Remove the flour mixture from the heat and add chopped nuts. Nuts need to pre-fry in a pan or as I - in the oven. With almond still need to remove skin. To do this, put it in boiling water for a few minutes, and then drain in a sieve and pressing the fingers on the rounded end of the nut to release the nut from the skin. Then, stirring constantly, pour in the syrup until a thick homogeneous mass.
step-4
Return the mixture back on the stove and cook over low heat for another 5-7 minutes.
step-5
Cool slightly and spread on a baking sheet and walk through the mass with a rolling pin or your hands to form a smooth layer with a thickness of 4-5 cm.
step-6
To give the halva to cool completely and cut it into portions. I have cooled down all night.
step-7
Enjoy your tea!
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