Turkish Delight Recipe

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Turkish Delight
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Ingredients
8
Count
Nutrition
773
Calories
Total time
70
Minutes
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Ingredients:

  • 1 1/4 cups cornstarch
  • 4 1/4 cups water
  • 1 tbsp lemon juice
  • 1 1/2 tbsp rose water
  • 1 cup confectioners' sugar

Directions:

  1. Grease all of the insides of a 9 inch baking pan,then line with wax paper and grease the wax paper.
  2. In a saucepan, combine lemon juice, sugar and 1 1/2 cups water on medium heat.
  3. Stir constantly until sugar dissolves.
  4. Allow mixture to boil.
  5. Reduce heat to low and allow to simmer, when the mixture reaches 240°F on a candy thermometer, take off the heat and set aside.
  6. Mix in cream of tartar, 1 cup corn starch and remaining water into saucepan over medium heat.
  7. Stir making sure all lumps are gone allow the mixture to begin boiling.
  8. Stop stirring when the mixture has a glue like consistency.
  9. Mix in the lemon juice, water and sugar mixture.
  10. Stir constantly for around 5 minutes.
  11. Reduce heat to low. Allow to simmer for 1 hour, stirring frequently.
  12. Do Not let it burn or stick to the pan.
  13. When the mixture has become a golden color, mix in rosewater.
  14. Pour mixture into pan lined with wax paper.
  15. Make sure that it is spread out evenly in the pan and allow to cool overnight.
  16. When it has cooled overnight, sift together confectioners sugar and remaining cornstarch.
  17. Turn over baking pan onto clean counter or table and with a oiled knife cut into one inch pieces.
  18. Coat with confectioners sugar mixture.
  19. You can serve it immediately or store it in an airtight container in layers separated with wax or parchment paper.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 772.84 Kcal (3236 kJ)
Calories from fat 0 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 0g 0%
Sodium 9.84mg 0%
Potassium 89.37mg 2%
Total Carbs 197.52g 66%
Sugars 172.05g 688%
Dietary Fiber 0.27g 1%
Vitamin C 1mg 2%
Calcium 18.8mg 2%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 206.62 Kcal (865 kJ)
Calories from fat 0 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 0g 0%
Sodium 2.63mg 0%
Potassium 23.89mg 2%
Total Carbs 52.81g 66%
Sugars 46g 688%
Dietary Fiber 0.07g 1%
Vitamin C 0.3mg 2%
Calcium 5mg 2%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.

Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 15.4
    Points
  • 21
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • fat free,
  • saturated fat free,
  • sodium free,
  • cholesterol free

Bad Points

  • High in Sugar

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