Nammurah (Harisseh)

Submitted by Palis Favorites

"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: 40mins
• Ingredients: 10
• 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.