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Gazelle Eye Halva
Gazelle Eye Halva is a popular dessert with a wonderful, unforgettable flavor. Try this homemade recipe for Gazelle Eye Halva and it will become one of your favorites.
Ingredients
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- 1 cup fine semolina
- 1 cup flour, or slightly more depending on the flour
- 1/2 cup yogurt
- 2 tablespoons shredded coconut for flavor
- 1/2 cup corn oil
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1 teaspoon yeast
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- Pistachios for garnish
- Hot syrup (qater or shireh)
- You can also form rounds, shape them like an eye, press the center, and place a pistachio. Place the Gazelle Eye cookies on a baking tray lined with parchment and put them in the oven on the middle rack... when they are cooked, brown thetop
- Remove the tray from the oven and pour hot syrup over the Gazelle Eye cookies, then allow them to cool before serving
Method
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- Mix the dry ingredients well, then add the remaining ingredients and knead thoroughly
- You can prepare Gazelle Eyes in two different shapes... you can roll the dough into fingers and fold them to form the eye shape, as shown in the accompanying photo
- Alternatively, you can form rounds, shape them like an eye, press the center, and place a pistachio
- Place the Gazelle Eye cookies on a baking tray lined with parchment and bake on the middle rack... when they are done, brown the tops
- Remove the tray from the oven and pour hot syrup over the Gazelle Eyes, then let them cool before serving
Recipe tags
DessertsInternationalVegetarianEgg free
