Comments on: Halvah http://captious.wordpress.com/2006/04/28/halvah-balls-b/ The zest is a must Sun, 22 Nov 2009 20:22:28 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Lorna http://captious.wordpress.com/2006/04/28/halvah-balls-b/#comment-3811 Lorna Sat, 16 Feb 2008 20:53:51 +0000 http://captious.wordpress.com/2006/04/28/halvah-balls-b/#comment-3811 I bought a 5# bag of organic white sesame seeds through our food-buying co-op. While I was putting it into smaller jars for freezing I got a craving for halvah. I looked at several recipes online and decided to try this one because I didn't want to cook it and I liked the ingredients in the recipe. I didn't toast the seeds. I omitted the sesame oil. I used a food processor first to thoroughly grind the seeds, then added the honey, spices, vanilla and melted butter through the chute. I ran the processor until all the ingredients formed a big mass. I pressed it into an 8x8 glass baking dish, cut it with a sharp knife, and my husband and I devoured several pieces. Totally delicious! Then I made a second batch, adding previously ground nori and wakame (seaweed). This tasted decidedly different and equally scrumptious! This recipe can be played with - I'm considering wasabi powder for my next batch! Thank you! I bought a 5# bag of organic white sesame seeds through our food-buying co-op. While I was putting it into smaller jars for freezing I got a craving for halvah. I looked at several recipes online and decided to try this one because I didn’t want to cook it and I liked the ingredients in the recipe. I didn’t toast the seeds. I omitted the sesame oil. I used a food processor first to thoroughly grind the seeds, then added the honey, spices, vanilla and melted butter through the chute. I ran the processor until all the ingredients formed a big mass. I pressed it into an 8×8 glass baking dish, cut it with a sharp knife, and my husband and I devoured several pieces. Totally delicious!

Then I made a second batch, adding previously ground nori and wakame (seaweed). This tasted decidedly different and equally scrumptious!

This recipe can be played with – I’m considering wasabi powder for my next batch!

Thank you!

]]> By: Katrina http://captious.wordpress.com/2006/04/28/halvah-balls-b/#comment-4 Katrina Sat, 13 May 2006 20:11:00 +0000 http://captious.wordpress.com/2006/04/28/halvah-balls-b/#comment-4 I ground sesame seeds in my spice grinder and used that instead of flour. It came out a bit soft, but I think it just needed more "flour". I'll try again soon and let you know if I come up with a good recipe. I ground sesame seeds in my spice grinder and used that instead of flour. It came out a bit soft, but I think it just needed more “flour”. I’ll try again soon and let you know if I come up with a good recipe.

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