Turkish delight
1 servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | cups | Sugar |
| 2 | tablespoons | Cornstarch |
| 1 | cup | Water |
| ½ | teaspoon | Cream of tartar |
| 1 | tablespoon | Flavoring * |
| Food coloring ** | ||
| ½ | cup | Toasted nuts, chopped *** |
| Confectioners' sugar | ||
Directions
* Flavorings: rose, mastic, strawberry, orange or lemon. ** Food coloring: red, yellow, green or orange (depending on flavoring used) *** Nuts: almonds or pistachios Dissolve sugar and cornstarch in water. Add cream of tartar. Boil to 220 degrees F. Cover pot the last 5 minutes. Add flavor and food color. Add nuts.
Pour into oiled shallow pan. When cool, cut into squares and roll each piece in sifted powdered sugar. Store in plastic bag.
From: The Complete Greek Cookbook, by Theresa Karas Yianilos, Avenel Books, New York.