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Turkish Delight
Ingredients:
- 3 cups - Granulated Sugar
- 1 ½ cups - Water
- 3 tbsp - White Corn Syrup
- 3 envelopes - Unflavored Gelatin
- Juice of 1 Lemon
- ¾ cup - Cornstarch
- 1 tbsp - Rose Water Or Vanilla
- ¾ cup - Pistachio Nuts (coarsely chopped)
- Powdered Sugar
- Red Or Green Food Coloring
Method:
- Combine granulated sugar with water and corn syrup in a heavy
saucepan.
- Boil until it reaches 240 oF on a candy thermometer.
- Keep hot.
- In a small bowl, soften the gelatin in the lemon juice.
- Set aside.
- In another small bowl, dissolve the cornstarch in 1/2 cup of cold
water.
- Pour it into the hot syrup.
- Stir gently and simmer slowly until very thick.
- Remove from heat.
- Add gelatin and lemon juice and stir until gelatin dissolves.
- Stir in rose water or vanilla, nuts and 2 to 3 drops food
coloring if desired.
- Sprinkle a generous layer of powdered sugar in an 8-inch square
pan.
- Pour in mixture and let set in a cool dry place until set.
- Sprinkle with another layer of powdered sugar and cut into 1-inch
squares.
- Dredge each square in powdered sugar.
- Store in an airtight container.
- It is a traditional Armenian and Turkish Christmas treat.
However, it is left white in Armenia, while in Turkey it is usually
colored using food coloring and is known as 'Lookoom'.
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