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Erzurum string halva

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Ingredients

  • 1,000 gWheat flour
  • 40 gButter
  • 1,000 gSugar
  • 1,000 gWater
  • 103 gLemon juice
  • 100 gWalnut

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Grams are the real measure. Glasses and spoons are approximate and vary by ingredient. 1 Turkish glass is 200 ml.

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Cross-section

  1. Sugar31%
  2. Water31%
  3. Wheat flour31%
  4. Lemon juice 3%
  5. Walnut 3%
  6. Butter 1%

Ingredients by weight, heaviest at the bottom.

Method

  1. Sift the flour into a pot. Add the butter and cook until evenly combined.

  2. Cook the sugar and water together. When the syrup turns yellow, add the lemon juice.

  3. Boil for another 15 minutes to thicken.

    15 min

  4. Right away, pour the syrup onto a thinly buttered tray chilled on snow or ice and spread it. Scrape the hardened sugar mass with a spatula and pile it up.

  5. Have two people pull and fold the sugar mass until pale. Shape it into a ring and set it on the roasted flour.

  6. With a few people, slowly turn the ring so the flour and sugar mix. Keep going for 35-40 minutes until it forms strings, and do not let the ring break.

    35 min

  7. If you like, sprinkle chopped walnuts on top.

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Last changed: November 1, 2026

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