1839. Quick Turkish Delight

Most Turkish delights are made using glucose syrups. This is an easy homemade version using plain old pantry ingredients you can easily find in any home. The nuts we added are pistachio, but they can be switched for another type of nut or completely left out. Do be careful of splattering and burns. We had a casualty on our end. Use a larger pot than you might need to help counteract this danger.

Ingredients:

3 cups sugar

2.5 cups of water

1/2 cup cornflour 

1 Tbsp rosewater

1 cup peeled pistachio, whole

50g butter

Method:

In a large pot, bring two cups of the sugar and two cups of the water to a boil.

Dissolve the cornflour in half a cup of cold water, then add to the boiling sugar water, stirring continuously to avoid lumps. When it thickens, add the third cup of sugar, stirring al the while.

When dissolved, add the cup of pistachio kernels, rosewater, and the butter.

Continue to stir for 20 minutes on medium high heat until the mixture no longer sticks to the sides of the pot. Pour the hot mixture in a parchment-lined 8-inch square tin covered generously in extra cornflour.

Allow to cool completely before cutting into bit-sized piثces and serving.

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