sesame paste to be the texture of halva

[Guest guest]

Is there any way to make sesame paste (sesame, honey, vanilla whizzed up in

processor) to have the texture of Halva;

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halva

Mine just comes out as a paste which is yummy but I love that " bar " type kind of

crumbly texture that I grew up on!

Thanks,

Jodi

[Guest guest]

Hi Jodi,

Wow - I love halva too; (Syrian heritage)and had completely forgotten about it.

And, I think Terry is correct about working it by hand - this weekend I tried to

make the lolipops from BTVC this weekend for my kids, and I cooked the honey to

160F on a candy thermometer, and the mix turned out too soft. I abandoned the

lollipop idea, poured the mix onto a greased parehment paper lined cookie sheet,

let it cool, and then I had a taffy like substance - a few hours later, I oiled

my hands and kneaded it like bread dough, and kind of got a chewy honey taffy. I

pulled it into balls - They didn't like it, but it is a interesting texture to

kind of suck on.

Side note - if anyone has experience making the lollipops from BTVC - please

share - my kids are looking for something hard to suck on!

Kim in NJ, SBS due to bowel resection Feb 03

2 sons, almost 4, ADHD, SPD, leaky gut, klebsiella oxytoca & candida overgrowth

Transitioned to SCD from GFCF Nov/Dec 08

All SCD Jan 1/09

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> Jodi,

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> I LOVE halva... I first had it many moons ago when Lebanese neighbors in my

apartment building shared with me their mom's homemade halva made with

pistachio's mixed in it. You made me go look and I found this recipe--you have

to scroll down the page. I guess part of the texture is from working the mixture

on a slab before putting it in a loaf pan. You might make me try to do it!

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> Regards,

> Terry

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> sesame paste to be the texture of halva

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> Is there any way to make sesame paste (sesame, honey, vanilla whizzed up in

processor) to have the texture of Halva;

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> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halva<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halva>

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> Mine just comes out as a paste which is yummy but I love that " bar " type

kind of crumbly texture that I grew up on!

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> Thanks,

> Jodi

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