Recipes
Irmik Helvasi
Serves 8-10
- 2 cups semolina
- 225 gr butter
- 2 tablespoons pine nuts
- 2 cups milk
- 2 cups sugar
- 1-2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
Melt the butter in a saucepan. Stir in the pine nuts and semolina, and cook on the middium-low heat until lightly browned. In other bowl stir milk and sugar. Add the syrup slowly in to the pot. Mix well, cover the lid for 1-2 minutes until the syrup is almost absorbed ( there must be still liquid in the mixture).Remove the pot from the heat and leave to stand 5-10 minutes .Serve it when it is still warm with cinnamon.
Afiyet Olsun.
Thick Yogurt
- 750 ml yogurt
- cheesecloth ( coffee filters)
Place a strainer with a cheesecloth( coffee filters) on top of a bowl. Poue the yogurt into it and gather together the corners, and then tie them. Leave to drain 4-5 hours ( or overnight) in the fridge.
The consistency should be like creem cheese.
