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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  European >> Greek >> Greek

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. With an electric mixer in a large bowl, whip the cup of butter until soft. Add the confectioners' sugar a little at a time and whip until fluffy. Add the egg yolks, one at a time, beating after each addition. Add the vanilla and continue whipping for about 5 minutes. | 2. Combine the semolina, baking powder, almonds, and lemon zest in a small bowl. Slowly add the semolina mixture to the butter and sugar, beating to combine thoroughly. | 3. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Butter a 12- by 18-inch glass baking pan. In a medium metal bowl, place the egg whites, salt, and lemon juice and whip with an electric mixer until stiff peaks form. Fold the meringue into the semolina mixture, working fast to combine. Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake until set, 35 to 40 minutes. | 4. About 15 minutes before the samali is finished baking, prepare the syrup: Combine the granulated sugar and water in a medium saucepan and bring to a boil. As soon as the sugar dissolves, add the spices, zest, and brandy. Reduce the hear to medium-low and simmer until the syrup is viscous, about 10 minutes. | 5. When the samali is baked, pull it out of the oven and reduce the oven temperature to 300 degrees F. Score it into 3-inch square pieces with a sharp paring knife. Pour the warm syrup over the hot samali and place back in the oven. Bake until the syrup is absorbed, another 5 to 7 minutes, and remove from the oven. Let cool and serve. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
butter	1	cup	unsalted	1368.0	62.856	42.744	115.2
butter	1	tablespoon	unsalted softened	101.814	0.0085	0.1207	11.5176
confectioner ' sugar	1	cup		-	-	-	-
egg	4		separated	286.0	1.44	25.12	19.02
vanilla extract	1	teaspoon		12.095999999999998	0.5313	0.0025	0.0025
semolina	1 1/2	cups		901.8	182.4392	31.7634	2.6303
baking powder	2	teaspoons		4.876	2.5484	0.0	0.0
almond	1	cup	ground blanched	1927.12	0.0	0.0	218.0
lemon zest	1	teaspoon	grated	-	-	-	-
salt	1	pinch		-	-	-	-
lemon juice	1/2	teaspoon		0.5592	0.1754	0.0089	0.0061
sugar	2 1/2	cups	granulated	799.5	150.02	25.025	12.48
water	2	cups		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
cinnamon	1			-	-	-	-
clove	4 -5			0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
lemon zest	1			-	-	-	-
brandy	2	tablespoons		-	-	-	-

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.