Balta or Hetalia
- 1 recipe balouza (preceding recipe)
- 2 1/4 cups cold water
- 1/2 cup sugar, or more to taste
- 1 tablespoon orange-blossom or rose water, or to taste
- 1/2 cup black or golden raisins
- 1/2 cup split blanched almonds
- 1/4 cup chopped pistachio nuts
- Prepare the balouza and pour into a moistened square or rectangular dish (about 8 or 9 inches), so as to have a thick layer.
- Cool, then chill in the refrigerator.
- When it has set into a firm jelly, cut it into 1-inch squares with a knife.
- Prepare the syrup, which is not cooked, straight into a large glass serving bowl: Pour in the water and add sugar and a little orange-blossom or rose water, and stir until the sugar has dissolved.
- Taste again, and add sugar if it is not sweet enough, or water if it is too sweet.
- Stir in the raisins, the almonds, and the pistachios.
- Turn out the squares of balouza and drop them into the syrup.
- Stir gently and serve.
recipe balouza, cold water, sugar, orangeblossom, black, almonds, pistachio nuts
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/balta-or-hetalia-373586 (may not work)