HALVA 

 

1 cup farina
1/3 cup pignoli (pine) nuts
1 stick butter

 

Syrup:
2 cups water
1 cup sugar
2 sticks cinnamon or 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

 

Syrup: Mix ingredients and boil for three minutes until a syrup forms. Remove from heat and let cool. Meanwhile:

 

Using some of the butter (1/3 stick), melt butter and brown pignoli nuts. Add remaining butter and farina stir till farina is a light brown color.

 

Carefully add syrup to farina mixture. Stir till most of water is absorbed and forms a sticky mixture. Remove from heat and leave uncovered for one hour until it becomes a crumbly mixture.

 

Shape in individual molds or spoon into dishes. Serve at room temperature topped with ground cinnamon.