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Turkish Delight 1

Cuisine: Greek
Courses: Dessert
Serves: 1 people

Recipe Ingredients

2 cups 396g / 13ozSugar
2 tablespoons 30mlCornstarch
1 cup 237mlWater
1/2 teaspoon 2.5mlCream of tartar
1 tablespoon 15mlFlavoring *
  Food coloring **
1/2 cup 73g / 2.6ozToasted nuts - chopped ***
  Confectioners' sugar

Recipe Instructions

* 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 220F 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.

Source:
"Flavors Of Greece" by Rosemary Barron

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