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Flour halva (un helvası)

Whole recipeFrom: Ayşe Us, Saliha Havva Demirat, Serpil Kırotu, Vesile Eren (derleyenler), Beyşehir Mutfağı (2015)

Ingredients

  • 106 gWheat flour
  • 169 gSugar
  • 400 gWater
  • 28.8 gButter
  • 41.4 gSunflower oil

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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. Water54%
  2. Sugar23%
  3. Wheat flour14%
  4. Sunflower oil 6%
  5. Butter 4%

Ingredients by weight, heaviest at the bottom.

Method

  1. Heat the oil and butter in a skillet until hot.

  2. Add the flour to the pan and roast it until it turns pink.

  3. Boil the sugar and water together in a pot.

  4. Add the hot sugar-water mixture to the roasted flour little by little, stirring quickly.

  5. Cook until the flour absorbs the liquid and gathers into a mass. Serve cold.

Where this recipe comes from

From a published work: quantities come from Ayşe Us, Saliha Havva Demirat, Serpil Kırotu, Vesile Eren (derleyenler), Beyşehir Mutfağı (2015); the method is written in our own words.

Last changed: November 1, 2026

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