Name: Tamina (Algerian Semolina Honey Dessert)
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: Algerian
Ingredients: 500 g semolina; 250 g butter; 250 g honey; 1 tbsp orange blossom water; for serving ground cinnamon; for serving almonds or dragées

Dessert

8 servings

551 cal/serving

Instructions

Step 1

Toast the semolina in a frying pan or cast-iron dish until golden, then cool completely.

Semolina

Step 2

Melt the butter and honey together in a saucepan and add orange blossom water.

ButterHoneyOrange blossom water

Step 3

Gradually add the cooled semolina to the butter-honey mixture while mixing.

Semolina

Step 4

Cook the mixture, stirring, for 3–5 minutes to combine well.

SemolinaButterHoneyOrange blossom water

Step 5

Pour the tamina onto a plate and even out the surface.

SemolinaButterHoneyOrange blossom water

Step 6

Sprinkle with ground cinnamon and garnish with almonds or dragées.

Ground cinnamonAlmonds or dragées

Step 7

Let the tamina cool, then serve.

This recipe is adapted from Wikibooks. It is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International.