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Tamina (Algerian Semolina Honey Dessert)

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Prep: 0 min Cook: 0 min Difficulty: medium

Categories: Dessert, Vegetarian

Tags: algerian, easy, recipes for dessert, recipes using butter, recipes using flower water, recipes using ground cinnamon, recipes using honey, recipes with images, recipes with metric units, recipes without servings, vegetarian

Source: Wikibooks contributors (https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook%3ATamina_%28Algerian_Semolina_Honey_Dessert%29)

Adapted: Imported and reformatted by HowManyCookies from the cited Wikibooks revision.

Source revision: https://en.wikibooks.org/w/index.php?title=Cookbook%3ATamina%20%28Algerian%20Semolina%20Honey%20Dessert%29&oldid=4587445

License: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) · Wikibooks contributors

Ingredients

  • 500 g semolina (medium-grind)
  • 250 g melted butter
  • 250 g honey
  • 1 tbsp orange blossom water (mazhar)
  • Ground cinnamon (for decoration)
  • Dragées or almonds (for final decoration)

Directions

  1. Toast the semolina in a frying pan or in a cast iron dish until it takes on a nice golden color. Remove from the heat, and let it completely cool down.
  2. Melt the butter and honey in a saucepan, and add orange blossom water.
  3. Gradually add the cooled semolina while mixing.
  4. Cook for 3–5 minutes while stirring to combine everything well.
  5. Pour the tamina on a plate without waiting too long, and even out the surface.
  6. Sprinkle with cinnamon and garnish with almonds or dragées.
  7. Let cool and serve.