Halvas Tou Fourno (baked Halvah)

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Title: HALVAS TOU FOURNO (BAKED HALVAH)
Categories: Desserts, Greek
Yield: 6 servings

---------------------------------THE HALVAH---------------------------------
3 c Farina (Cream of Wheat)
1 ts Cinnamon
1 c Butter
4 ea Eggs, separated
1 c Sugar
1/2 c Slivered almonds, blanched

---------------------------------THE SYRUP---------------------------------
2 1/2 c Sugar
3 c Water
1 x Piece of stick cinnamon
2 or 3 whole cloves

Mix farina with cinnamon and set aside. Cream butter in a bowl. In
another bowl, beat egg yolks with the sugar until thick. Add to the butter
and beat very well. Beat egg whites until stiff. Then fold alternately
with the farina into the butter-egg mixture. Add almonds; mix gently. Put
into a buttered pan. Bake in preheated 350 F. oven for 45 min.

Prepare syrup by boiling all of the ingreds. for abt. 8 min. Remove and
discard cinnamon and cloves. Pour syrup over hot halvah. Cool, serve.

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