Middle Eastern Recipe ~ Turkish Halwa

This traditional Turkish dessert is easy and yummy!

Ingredients

• 1 ½ cups water
• 1 ½ cups molasses
• ½ cup unsalted butter
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• ¼ cup chopped walnuts

Cooking Directions

1. Bring water and molasses to a boil in a saucepan. Meanwhile, melt the butter in a separate saucepan over low heat. Stir in the flour and cook, stirring occasionally, for a few minutes until the dough begins to pull away from the sides of the pan.
2. Pour the molasses mixture into the flour, stirring to form a ball. Fold in chopped walnuts. Drop onto waxed paper by the spoonful, and allow to cool completely before serving. Store in an airtight container.

Nutrition Facts

• calories418.3
• carbohydrateContent70.3 g
• cholesterolContent30.5 mg
• fatContent14.3 g
• fiberContent1.1 g
• proteinContent3.9 g
• saturatedFatContent7.6 g
• sodiumContent26.3 mg
• sugarContent34.3 g