Iraqi Halawa Halib (Milk Sweet)

Ingredients

• 1 cup cake flour
• 1 cup cornstarch
• 1 cup powdered milk
• 1 cup corn oil or sunflower oil (I prefer corn oil)

sugar syrup

• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 2 cups water

Directions

1. 1

   Sugar syrup: Put sugar and water in a small saucepan on medium heat.

2. 2

   Stir mixture until sugar dissolves.

3. 3

   Bring the mixture to a boil and let it boil for about 2 minutes; set aside.

4. 4

   Halawa: Put all the halawa ingredient in a medium saucepan and put it on medium heat.

5. 5

   Stir the mix non-stop with a wooden spoon (be careful that the mix is easily burned if not stirred continuously) until it becomes light brown in color (like color of caramels).

6. 6

   (When the mix color begins to darken, lower the heat as you continue stirring).

7. 7

   When the mix is light brown in color, remove from heat, pour the sugar syrup over the halawa mix (the mix will bubble).

8. 8

   Wait for about 2-3 seconds and stir the halawa with the spoon to blend well.

9. 9

   Pour in individual flat plates or one big plate.

10. 10

    Set aside to cool and then serve.