Harissa Hloua
User Reviews
4.0
6 reviews
Good
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Prep Time
20 mins
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Cook Time
20 mins
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Total Time
1 hr 10 mins
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Servings
8 people
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Course
Dessert
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Cuisine
Greek, Middle Eastern, Israeli, Turkish, Algerian, Tunisian, North African
Harissa Hloua
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Harissa hloua (or aricha) is a cake prepared with semolina and almond meal that is popular in Tunisia, and that is known in the region under different names.
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Ingredients
For the dough
- 2½ cups almond powder
- 1¼ cup extra fine semolina
- 1 cup caster sugar
- 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 4 eggs
- ½ teaspoon almond extract
- 2 teaspoons orange blossom water
- Peel of ½ organic orange
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 pinch salt
- oil for the pan
For the syrup
- 3 cups water
- 1½ cup caster sugar
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 5 tablespoons fresh orange juice
- 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
For the decor
- 2 tablespoons crushed roasted almonds
- 4 tablespoons crushed roasted pistachios
Equipment
- Stand mixer
- Cake pan (11x8 inches)
Instructions
Dough
- Preheat the oven to 375 F (190˚C).
- In a bowl, mix the semolina and baking powder.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer, mix the eggs, oil, almond extract, orange zest, caster sugar, orange blossom water, vanilla extract, and salt.
- Add the mixture of baking powder and semolina, and finally the almond powder.
- Mix everything using the flat beater (K beater).
- Grease a 11x8 inch (28 x 20 cm) cake pan. Pour the mixture and bake for about 35 minutes.
- The cake should be slightly golden but firm.
Syrup
- Prepare the syrup while baking the cake.
- Add all the syrup ingredients in a non-stick pan.
- Bring to a boil over high heat and cook on low heat for 15 minutes.
To serve
- When the cake is out of the oven, let cool for 10 minutes then pre cut square or diamond-shaped slices by leaving the biscuit inside the mold.
- Gently pour the syrup over the entire surface of the cake so that it is absorbed inside the cut slices.
- Let stand at least 1 hour or more before placing each diamond or square-shape slice in individual paper liners.
- Mix the crushed almonds and pistachios and sprinkle each cake slice with the mixture.
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