Greek "Halvas" Dessert

Our favorite Sunday afternoon treat. Fast to make and equally fast to eat!

We need:
- 250 ml extra virgin olive oil
- 1 kilo sugar
- 500 gr semolina flour
- 1250 ml water
- 1 cinnamon stick
- the zest of 1 orange
- 1 cup coarsely grated walnuts
- 1 cup sultana raisins

In a small pot we put the sugar, the water, the cinnamon stick and the orange zest. We bring to the boil and let it boil only for 1 minute. Turn off the heat but keep it warm. In a big cooking pot we heat the oil, add the semolina and stir quickly on medium heat until it becomes lightly brown. Be careful because it gets burned easily! When the color is OK, we add the walnuts, the raisins and take it off the heat. Add the warm syrup while stirring. We put it again on medium heat and keep on stirring until the syrup is absorbed and the mixture does not stick at the sides of the pot. Take it of the heat, cover with a tea towel and the lid, and let it rest for 10 minutes. We put the mixture in a mould and immediately turn it upside down on a serving dish. We sprinkle the surface with sugar and ground cinnamon.