Christmas Recipes > Turkish Delight
3 pints water
6 tablespoons corn starch
3/4 pint cold water
rose water
lemon juice
almond oil
(see measure conversions for more information)
- Mix the corn flour with the 3/4 pint of cold water, making sure that the cornflour is completely dissolved.
- Add the cornflour mix very carefully to the boiling syrup and continue boiling until reduced by about two thirds.
- The mixture will become very thick and stringy.
- Remove from heat.
- Pour half into another saucepan.
- Flavour one half with lemon and the other with rose water.
- Pour into two dishes greased with almond oil.
- When set turn both onto a board dredged with confectioner's sugar.
- Use kitchen paper to absorb any excess almond oil which was used to grease the two dishes.
- Cut Turkish Delight into cubes and roll in confectioner's sugar.
- Store in a dry place.
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How to make Turkish delight (Rahat Lakum):
Turkish delight is a traditional and exotic Christmas sweet meat. The recipe here will allow you to make pink and white Turkish Delight. Master the art of making your own and "delight" your friends and family at Christmas!
Ingredients
9 cups icing/confectioner's sugar3 pints water
6 tablespoons corn starch
3/4 pint cold water
rose water
lemon juice
almond oil
(see measure conversions for more information)
Method
- Make a syrup of the icing sugar and 3 pints of water by boiling together in a heavy pan (take great care not to burn yourself with the sugar syrup).- Mix the corn flour with the 3/4 pint of cold water, making sure that the cornflour is completely dissolved.
- Add the cornflour mix very carefully to the boiling syrup and continue boiling until reduced by about two thirds.
- The mixture will become very thick and stringy.
- Remove from heat.
- Pour half into another saucepan.
- Flavour one half with lemon and the other with rose water.
- Pour into two dishes greased with almond oil.
- When set turn both onto a board dredged with confectioner's sugar.
- Use kitchen paper to absorb any excess almond oil which was used to grease the two dishes.
- Cut Turkish Delight into cubes and roll in confectioner's sugar.
- Store in a dry place.
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