Nammurah (Harisseh)

This is a great sweet to make if you are having some people over. With a cup of coffee it is perfect, and it even tastes better the next day cold from the fridge!

• Ready In: 40 mins
• Serves: 8-10

Ingredients

• 2  tablespoons tahini
• 4  cups farina (smeed)
• 1 1⁄4 cups  rendered butter (samneh)
• 1  cup sugar
• 1⁄2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1  teaspoon baking powder
• 1 1⁄4 cups plain yogurt
• 3  cups  syrup (attar)
• 1⁄2 cup  blanched almond
• 1  dash salt

Directions

1. Mix smeed, sugar, and butter.
2. Stir baking soda and baking powder in the yogurt. Add to smeed mixture and blend together.
3. Grease 17" x 12" pan with tahineh, and pour the mixture into pan and smooth the top with 2 tbs of yogurt.
4. Cut into diamond shapes and place a blanched almond on each piece.
5. Bake in a 400 degree preheated oven for 30 minutes, or until brown. Let stand for ten minutes then pour thin syrup (attar) over the surface.