A sweet middle eastern treat.
Halvah Fudge
- 2 cups brown sugar, packed
2/3 cup milk
2/3 cup sesame tahini*
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Cook sugar and milk in a sauce pot over
medium heat to just under the soft-ball stage, to 230°F
(110°C).
- Remove from heat and add tahini and vanilla
but do not mix in immediately. Let it cool for about 2 minutes.
- Beat with wooden spoon for a few seconds
and pour quickly into a buttered 8-inch pan.
Makes about 2 dozen squares.
*Found in stores specializing in Middle
Eastern foods. It is a paste made from raw sesame seeds. Do
not substitute with the Chinese version of sesame paste,
which is made from toasted sesame seeds.