Palestinian Harissa

sweets from Palestinian kitchen

• Ready In: 1 hr 20 mins
• Serves: 12

Ingredients

• For the harissa

• 3  cups semolina
• 3⁄4 cup sugar
• 3⁄4 cup  melted butter, unsalted
• 1 1⁄2  tea spoon baking powder
• 1  cup yoghurt
• 1⁄2 cup  almonds
• 1  table spoon tahini

• For the syrup

• 3  cups sugar
• 2  cups water
• 1⁄2  lemon, juice of

Directions

1. 1. For the preparation of syrup : in a pot on the fire boil water and sugar together and let it boil for 10 minutes and then add the lemon juice and let boil two minutes and put it a side to cool .
2. 2. For the preparation of harissa , in a bowl mix the butter,semolina and sugar , together until homogeneous .
3. 3. In another bowl , mix yogurt and baking powder together and leave 10 minutes until yoghurt is double sized.
4. 4. Add the yogurt mixture and baking powder to the mixture of semolina and mix by hand again until homogeneous components.
5. 5.brush the bottom and sides of a baking tray with tahini ,spread out the dough over a thickness of not more than a centimeter and a half and level the surface and then divide into squares.
6. 6.put almonds in the center of squares ,place inside the oven pre- heated to 250 ° C for 30 to 45 minutes until golden brown.
7. 7.Remove from oven and pour the syrup cut into serving dish
8. .