Cheese Halva

Ingredients

• 250 g sweetened Akawi cheese, soaked well for 10–12 hours
• 250 g braided cheese, well sweetened
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1 tablespoon fine semolina
• 3/4 cup chickpea flour
• 1/2 cup syrup
• 1/4 cup rose water
• 1/2 cup water to dissolve the cheese
• To access the homemade cream (qamar) recipe, click the link below:
• Homemade Qesmta Cream Recipe
• Alternative lemon blossom (Lemonina) halva link
• Recipe and methods for Cheese Halva from a friend and the Shou Tabkhin Today site:
• Batool Habhab
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Method

1. Place the water and sugar over low heat. When the sugar has completely dissolved, gradually add the semolina and flour until the cup is finished, stirring over very low heat ...
2. Continue stirring and lift the mixture upward until the dough becomes smooth with no graininess and the semolina is well cooked..
3. Meanwhile, add a little syrup (qater or shireh) to the mixture, and reserve the remaining syrup to coat the dough.
4. Sprinkle rose water and syrup over the kitchen marble or any clean surface, spread the dough into a rectangle, fill it with clotted cream, and garnish with lemon blossom or as desired.