Recipe Index
Beef Recipes
Poultry Recipes
Pork Recipes
Seafood Recipes
Grilling Recipes
Dessert Recipes

 
 

Turkish Delight 1


candies, turkish

1 karen mintzias
2 cup sugar
2 tablespoon cornstarch
1 cup water
1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar
1 tablespoon flavoring *
1 food coloring **
1/2 cup toasted nuts, chopped ***
1 confectioners' sugar

* 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 220 degrees F. 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. From: The Complete Greek Cookbook, by Theresa Karas Yianilos, Avenel Books, New York. Typed for you by Karen Mintzias

 
 

home | privacy | about us | contact