NOTE: the almonds and pine nuts can be replaced with walnuts and sultanas.
Ingredients:
2 cups thick simigdali (semolina)
1 cup olive oil
2 ½ cups sugar
½ cup honey
4 cups water
¼ cup blanched coarsely ground almonds
¼ cup pine nuts
3 cloves
peel of one lemon
Method:
1. Boil water, sugar, honey, spices and lemon peel on medium heat for five minutes – take out all spices and peel.
2. Put oil in wide deep pan and heat till smoking and add simigdali stirring all the time with vigour with a wooden spoon as not to lump, till golden brown.
3. Add nuts, continue to stir on very slow heat.
4. Start adding syrup, stirring continuously, and cook on very slow heat till all liquid has been absorbed.
5. Allow cooling covered with a clean tea towel.
6. When still warm put in a form and allow to cool.
7. Turn out and sprinkle with cinnamon and icing sugar.
8. Serve in slices.
NOTE: You might like to put the mixture in individual forms.