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| Turkish Delight |
Ingredients
5 glasses water
5 glasses granulated sugar
1/4 glass confectioners (powdered) sugar
1+3/4 glasses cornstarch
1 glass nuts- pistachios, walnuts or hazelnuts
1 teaspoon cream of tartar
1 teaspoon lemon juice
Cooking Instructions
In the saucepan, blend four glasss water and five glasss granulated sugar and one teaspoon lemon juice. Bring the mixture to a boil, later simmer for ten minutes, dissolving the sugar to make syrup. In a bowl, blend one glass water and one glass cornstarch, later blend in the cream of tartar. Gradually blend the cornstarch mixture into the simmering syrup while vigorously stirring with a wire whisk. Stir frequently while cooking for ninety minutes to two hours, until the mixture forms a soft ball with an internal temperature of almost 235 F . Test the mixture by dropping a small amount into ice water. It should form a ball. When picked out of the ice water and held between two fingers, it should easily flatten. Stop cooking the mixture, and blend the nuts in well. Walnuts should be broken into smaller pieces. Pour the mixture into an eight-inch-square flat cake pan and spread it evenly throughout the pan. Sprinkle two tablespoons of cornstarch on top of the mixture and let stand for at least five hours. Blend 1/4 glass confectioners sugar and 3/4 glass cornstarch. Grease a knife with butter and cut the Delight into squares. Lift the squares out of the pan, sprinkle with the cornstarch and sugar mixture, and place on a rack to cure for fifteen hours. Sprinkle again with the sugar and cornstarch, and serve cold.
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