Desserts
ChefLoubna Fawaz
How to Make Turkish Delight
Turkish delight made with a detailed recipe! Food coloring can be added as desired, in any color you like. It’s delicious sandwiched between two plain biscuits.
Turkish delight is one of the least expensive sweets... it tastes delicious when eaten between two plain biscuits
Ingredients
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- 2 cups water
- 2 cups sugar
- 8 tablespoons cornstarch
- 2 tablespoons rose water or orange blossom water
- A squeeze of lemon
- Cornstarch for coating the Turkish delight
- Red food coloring - optional
Method
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- In a pot over the heat, add the sugar and water and stir, then add the cornstarch, rose water or orange blossom water, lemon juice, and food coloring (optional). Place the pot over low heat, stirring constantly until the sugar dissolves.
- Increase the heat and stir until it thickens, then lower the heat again and continue stirring for one hour.
- In a container or glass Pyrex dish, spread a thick layer of cornstarch and pour the mixture over the cornstarch.
- Wet a spoon with water and smooth the surface of the hot Turkish delight mixture.
- Distribute some cornstarch on top as well.
- Close the container or cover the Pyrex dish and leave it in the fridge for a full day or 6 hours in the freezer.Timers: 360 min
- When the Turkish delight sets, cut it and it is ready.
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- For more desserts from our site, here are Easy Milk Cookies
- We also recommend making Maamoul Tart
Recipe tags
DessertsInternationalVegetarianVeganDairy freeGluten freeNut freeEgg free
Notes and serving ideas
- Easy Milk Cookies
- Maamoul Tart
