Turkish Delight Recipe

Turkish delight recipe. Turkish delight is a classic jelly favorite. For a very special gift, package these home-made treats nicely in a little box with a ribbon wrapped around. These firm jelly sweets are usually dusted with a mixture of icing sugar and cornflour but if you so wish, you may rather dip them in chocolate.

These delights were first made in a sweet shop in Istanbul, Turkey. People wrapped them in lace handkerchiefs and presented them as gifts. Make half with rose water and half lemon-flavored.

Turkish Delight Recipe

A classic jelly delight

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Prep Time 1 day d 23 hours hrs

Total Time 23 hours hrs

Course Sweets and candies

Cuisine South African

Calories 1745 kcal

Ingredients

 

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• 3 tbsp gelatin soaked in
• 4 tbsp water
• pinch of salt
• ¾ cup water
• ¼ cup cornflour
• 2 cups sugar
• 3 tsp lemon juice
• 2 ml rosewater
• 1 ml pink food coloring
• ⅛ tsp citric acid
• extra cornflour and icing sugar equal amounts

Instructions

 

• Mix sugar, salt, and cornflour in the citric acid.
• Add ¾ cup water and stir until sugar is dissolved.
• Boil for 7 minutes and add lemon juice and gelatin.
• Pour 200mm thick into a120mm x 200mm greased pan.
• Allow to stand for 23 hours and cut into squares.
• Roll in a 50:50 mix of cornflour and icing sugar.
• For pink sweets, replace lemon juice and citric acid with pink coloring and 2ml rosewater.

Nutrition

Calories: 1745kcalCarbohydrates: 430gProtein: 18gFat: 1gSaturated Fat: 1gSodium: 61mgFiber: 1gSugar: 400gVitamin C: 6mgCalcium: 12mgIron: 1mg

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