Ladopita (Semolina Pie)
- 3 cups olive oil
- 3 cups water
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- sesame
- cinnamon
- almonds, peeled and whole
- 1 1/2 kg flour, approximately
- 1/2 cup semolina
- Boil the water with the sugar for 10 minutes and keep it warm.
- Place the oil (but first save approximately 2 fingers from the third glass) in a pot and heat it.
- Slowly put the flour in the oil and constantly stir with a wooden scoop on a medium temperature until it becomes thick, creamy and gets a golden brown colour.
- We then slowly add the warm syrup we saved and continue to stir until all the liquids have evaporated.
- It then becomes a tender halva.
- Place it in a baking pan and sprinkle on top the sesame, then carve the pie in rhombus shapes and put an almond in each rhomb.
- Bake in a medium temperature in the oven for approximately an hour.
- Test with a knife to see if the pie is ready when the dough comes off the sides easily.
- Sprinkle with cinnamon and some sugar, and serve when it has cooled.
olive oil, water, sugar, sesame, cinnamon, almonds, flour, semolina
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/ladopita-semolina-pie-42486 (may not work)