Uzbek Halva

Name: Uzbek Halva
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Uzbek
Ingredients: 2 cups flour; 1 cup butter; 1.5 cups sugar; 1/2 cup almonds, chopped

Халва/khal-VAH/

About this dish

A dense, sweet confection made from toasted flour, butter, and sugar syrup.

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Ingredients

🌾2 cups flour

🧈1 cup butter

🍬1.5 cups sugar

🌰1/2 cup almonds, chopped

Method

Serves 4

Toast the flour in butter over low heat until golden and fragrant.

Make a sugar syrup with sugar and water.

Gradually stir the syrup into the toasted flour mixture until thick.

Stir in chopped almonds.

Press into a pan, cool, and cut into pieces.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

Halva is a popular Uzbek sweet, made in various styles across Central Asia, valued for its rich, dense texture.

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