Perhaps the most famous oriental delicacy is Turkish delight, translated from Turkish it means “convenient pieces”, in Arabic it means “sweetness for the throat”.
According to legend, Turkish delight was invented for the great Turkish Sultan, who once broke his tooth on a hard candy and got angry with the confectioner.
The latter was forced to come up with another soft delicacy overnight. Another legend says that the Sultan was very loving, and the sweet was invented as an exquisite preliminary treat for the Sultan’s beloved women.
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What is Turkish Delight made from: calorie content and composition
In Turkey, Turkish delight, photos of which are presented in our article, is a popular delicacy. Today there is a huge variety of types of Turkish delight:
- walnut;
- fruit;
- honey;
- white;
- fig;
- and others.
Traditionally, recipes contain cornstarch, flour, nuts, sugar and a variety of fruit ingredients such as juice or berries. How many calories are in Turkish delight?
Benefits and harms
Let's figure out what Turkish delight is, what it's made from (composition), in order to determine how much harm and benefit can be obtained from consuming it.
So, what are the benefits of Turkish delight? The increased calorie content of Turkish Delight does not mean that this sweetness should be classified as a harmful product. Thanks to the glucose included in the composition, brain functions and cardiac activity are normalized, serotonin is produced - the hormone of good mood and high performance. Besides, glucose has a good effect on the general condition of hair, skin and nails.
When combined with cornstarch, glucose forms an immune-boosting component. For the most part, the benefits depend on the flavor components that are traditionally included in Turkish delight: the fruit is enriched with vitamins, and honey improves digestion and blood quality.
A large proportion of nutrients are found in nuts, which are contained in Turkish delight. Nutrients are not destroyed during heat treatment and affect mental activity and the functioning of the cardiovascular system.
Due to the sugar included in the recipe and the increased calorie content Excessive consumption of Turkish delight can lead to diabetes, hypertension and obesity, therefore, it is better for people with chronic diseases or leading a sedentary lifestyle to avoid sweets. Plus, the delicacy spoils the enamel and can cause tooth decay.
You should be especially careful about fruit types of Turkish delight when breastfeeding, most of them contain dyes and flavors. Citrus juices and honey can cause allergies in a baby if they enter his body through breast milk. 
Many people talk about the benefits and harms of Turkish delight. The classic type of sweet, consumed in small quantities, will do no harm at all, but it is better to introduce it into the diet gradually, monitoring for a possible allergic reaction. So that the freshness and quality of the product are not in doubt and you can get the maximum benefit from it, it is better to prepare Turkish Turkish delight, recipes with photos of which you will find in the next section, at home yourself.
Turkish delight: recipes
Many people bring Turkish delight from Turkey for themselves and their relatives (the average price in Turkey is about 7 liras). But you can prepare this delicacy at home. So, how to make Turkish delight at home? There are many options for preparing this delicacy; below we will present step-by-step instructions for the most popular Turkish delight recipes; photos and videos are also presented below for a better understanding of the cooking process.
Apple
The apple Turkish delight recipe is quite simple. We will need:
- 120g. corn starch;
- 50g. Sahara;
- 50g. walnuts;
- 4 apples;
- coconut flakes and water.
- First you need to prepare apple jam. To do this, pour a little water into the saucepan and add sugar. Peeled, cored and cut apples are dipped into the syrup, where they languish a little. Finely chopped walnuts are also added there.
- Starch must be dissolved in cold water and poured into the boiling mass in a thin stream. All this time the jam must be stirred until it becomes thick and transparent. This is the most difficult part of the apple Turkish delight recipe - the sweetness will simmer on the fire for at least an hour.
- The bottom and edges of the mold are covered with cling film, where the hot mass is laid out.
- After it has cooled, it needs to be placed in the refrigerator to harden.
- After 12 hours, the Turkish delight can be removed from the mold, cut into cubes and rolled in coconut flakes.
As you can see, you can easily prepare Turkish delight with apples at home according to the recipe, and the video tutorial will make this task easier:
Classical
To prepare classic Turkish delight at home you will need:
- 800 ml. water;
- 1 kg. Sahara;
- 150g. starch;
- 2 g citric acid;
- coconut flakes to taste.
- Add sugar and starch to heated water until completely dissolved and cook with constant stirring for at least an hour. The resulting mass should be viscous and thick. This is the base - white Turkish delight.
- Before it cools, you can add flavoring fillers, or you can leave the classic version - cut the frozen sweetness into shape and roll in coconut flakes or powdered sugar.
It’s not difficult to prepare a classic oriental sweet, but it will take a lot of patience, diligence and time. This is a basic recipe for classic Turkish delight, which can be improved based on your taste preferences. The share of any additive should not be more than a third of the main mass.
A more detailed recipe for Turkish delight in the video below:
Carrot
For carrot Turkish delight you need:
- 500 g carrots;
- 200 g starch;
- 150 g sugar;
- 150 g walnuts;
- half a lemon;
- water;
- coconut flakes;
- Grate the carrots and put them in a saucepan, add sugar and a little water. The mixture should simmer over low heat for at least 10 minutes.
- Then add lemon zest and finely chopped nuts.
- Starch dissolved in a small amount of water is carefully poured into the boiling mass, after which it is cooked until thickened.
- As in classic recipes, the resulting Turkish delight is placed in a mold, cooled and left in the refrigerator for 12 hours until hardened. After this, it can be cut into cubes and rolled in coconut flakes.
The main difficulty in preparing an oriental delicacy is the duration. Taking into account all the stages of preparation and cooling, it takes more than a day.
If you were wondering how to make Turkish delight at home with carrots, then this video instruction is for you:
Storage
Now let's talk how to store Turkish delight:
- It is customary to store prepared Turkish delight wrapped in food paper, which will protect it from moisture, in a cool, dry place. Under such conditions, the shelf life of Turkish delight will be at least six months.
- You should not replace parchment with film or foil - they do not protect against moisture, so the sweetness will quickly spoil. Contact with air should also be avoided, so Turkish delight packed in paper is stored in a special container.
Already in the 19th century, oriental sweetness received great publicity throughout Europe after the Brussels Exhibition, where it won a gold medal. “Turkish Delight” - this is what the British called Turkish Delight, who particularly enjoyed the delicacy while drinking tea.
Since then, traditional recipes have not changed, and the sweetness is still very popular to this day. And as you have already noticed, in order to try Turkish delight it is not at all necessary to fly to Turkey; it is quite easy to prepare at home if you have certain ingredients. Be patient and you will certainly succeed. But we still recommend going to Turkey, enjoying not only sweets, but also a wonderful beach holiday (,). Perform a unique ( , ), ( , ).
I was asked to look at Turkish delight recipes by my ten-year-old grandson Sasha, who has recently become interested in cooking. After successful preparation, we decided to prepare Turkish delight, the recipes for which we found on the internet.
A little history. Turkish delight is a common Eastern sweet, originally from Turkey. It was invented by the Sultan's confectioner at the end of the 18th century. The Sultan ordered him to prepare something sweet and delicate in taste in order to pamper his harem with sweets.
The experiment was a success, I liked the sweetness, moreover, in 1897, the grandson of the confectioner presented Turkish delight at the European exhibition in Brussels, where he received a gold medal. This enabled him to conclude contracts for the supply of Turkish delight to Europe. The confectioner opened a shop in Istanbul and they say that this shop is still in operation under the leadership of his descendants.
As you may have guessed, today, at the numerous requests of our grandchildren, we will prepare Turkish delight according to Turkish recipes.
At the beginning, I want to say that the Eastern sweet Turkish delight is not prepared with gelatin and agar-agar, only with starch, and the fillings can be pistachios, hazelnuts or any other nuts.
Turkish delight can be any color, you can take any pure juice or fresh syrup, which gives it color, as well as food coloring and flavorings. Sprinkle with coconut flakes, powdered sugar, ground pistachios, nuts and even rose petals. There are many varieties of Turkish delight.
Turkish delight orange
The most common Turkish sweet, served with coffee.
We need:
- 1 tbsp. orange juice (you can use any you like)
- 1.5 tbsp. water
- 1.5 tbsp. Sahara
- 1 tbsp. corn or rice starch
- 1/2 tsp. citric acid or 1 tsp. freshly squeezed lemon juice
- coconut flakes or starch for coating
Preparation:
1.Mix water, orange juice, sugar, citric acid in a saucepan until the sugar is completely dissolved.
2. Add starch to the resulting syrup and mix thoroughly so that there are no lumps. Place on the stove and, stirring constantly, over low heat, cook until thickened for 30 minutes.
3. The mold for pouring Turkish delight must be slightly moistened and pour Turkish delight into it. Level the surface well with a spatula or knife and leave to cool.
Then cut the sweetness into squares; we determine the size ourselves.
4. Roll each square in coconut or starch. Afterwards, let it dry.
Tip: While pouring the Turkish delight into the mold, you can add pistachios or other nuts.
Turkish delight lemon-pistachio
We need: 1 tbsp = 250 ml
- 4.5 tbsp. sugar (if you want it sweeter +)
- 2 tbsp. corn (rice) starch
- 1 tbsp + 3 tbsp water
- 0.5 tsp citric acid
- 0.5 tsp cream of tartar (tartar), optional
- pistachios (hazelnuts) to taste, the more, the tastier
- starch or pistachio flour, for sprinkling
Preparation:
1.Pour sugar into a saucepan, add 1 tbsp. water and put on fire, cook syrup. Cook the syrup while stirring for 10 – 15 minutes. Make the heat moderate so that the hot syrup does not splash on and around the stove.
The cooking temperature is 130 degrees, if there is no thermometer, we determine the readiness of the syrup drop by drop, for which we drop the syrup on a saucer; if it does not spread, the syrup is ready.
Important: At home, in order not to cook for 2 hours, as in production, but to reduce the cooking time, first cook the syrup until it thickens, and then mix with starch. This will significantly reduce the cooking time.
2. At the end of cooking the syrup, add citric acid, stir and let it boil.
Tip: Citric acid or juice is added at the end of cooking the syrup; it will prevent the sugar from caramelizing, the syrup will not harden, will not darken at all, and naturally, it will impart color transparency.
3. As soon as the syrup is ready, immediately set the starch to boil. Dissolve the starch in 3 glasses of water, mix so that there are no lumps, add cream of tartar if desired. Boil until thick, stirring continuously.
4. When the starch mass is ready, add sugar syrup, mix vigorously with a whisk and cook: 22 minutes if you used cream of tartar and from 40 to 80 minutes if without it.
Tip: The longer the mixture is cooked, the harder the Turkish delight will be, and the less it is cooked, the Turkish delight will be soft, like melted jelly, and will not set.
5. Before pouring into the mold, add pistachios to the Turkish delight and mix thoroughly.
6. Prepare the form. You can prepare it in different ways:
- cover with cling film and generously sprinkle the bottom with starch;
- cover the bottom with parchment and sprinkle with starch (this is what they do in production);
- slightly moisten the mold
7. In the prepared form, pour a 1-2 cm layer of Turkish delight, level the surface, sprinkle generously with starch and you can level it again with a rolling pin.
8. Leave the Turkish delight to dry at room temperature for 4 to 24 hours, depending on the thickness of the layer.
9. Afterwards, sprinkle the table with starch, lay out Turkish delight, sprinkle more powdered sugar on top and cut into cubes, roll in coconut flakes, chopped nuts or rose petals.
10. Store Turkish delight in the refrigerator, in a vacuum bag in whole sheets or cubes, the main thing is to roll it well in starch, otherwise it will “sweat”.
Turkish Delight Recipes: Coconut White
We need: 1 tbsp = 250 ml
- 3 tbsp. milk
- 1 tbsp. semolina
- 1 tbsp. Sahara
- 2 tbsp. starch (any)
- 30 g butter, optional
- 10 g vanilla sugar (to taste)
- 150 ml cream (gives Turkish delight softness)
- 50 g coconut flakes (optional)
- crushed hazelnuts for filling
For sprinkling
- 150 g coconut flakes
For decoration
- hazelnuts, whole nuts or chocolate spread, finely ground pistachios
Preparation:
1. Dissolve the semolina in cold milk, mix well so that there are no lumps.
2. Add vanilla, starch, sugar to them, mix everything again with a whisk. Place on the fire and, stirring continuously, bring to a boil, cook over low heat for 2 minutes.
3. Add butter, crushed hazelnuts, 50 g of coconut to the hot porridge and mix thoroughly with a whisk or mixer at low speed. Cool the mass.
4. Whip the cream to stiff peaks and stir, carefully, into the cooled semolina porridge.
5. Roll the porridge into small balls and roll them in coconut flakes.
Press the ball on top with your finger and put a nut or ground nut and chocolate paste.
Turkish Padishah Lukum
We need:
- 1 liter of milk (5 glasses)
- 1 tbsp. flour (not full, up to the rim)
- 1 tbsp. Sahara
- 1 tbsp. butter
- shanti cream or 200 ml whipped cream with sugar
- strawberries for decoration
- 70 g coconut flakes
Preparation:
1.Dilute sugar and flour with cold milk and mix with a whisk. Place on the stove and, stirring constantly, brew until thickened. The consistency should be not very thick custard, then add butter.
2. Take a baking sheet or tray and sprinkle it tightly with coconut shavings so that there are no gaps.
3. Carefully pour the finished mass onto a baking sheet, evenly, slowly, so as not to raise the chips, level the surface with a spatula. Leave to cool.
4. Whip shanti cream (1 tbsp. milk + a bag of cream) or cream and carefully place it on the base layer, leveling the surface.
5. Cut into equal strips (first into 4 pieces, and then each into strips). Using a spatula, roll the strips into rolls and place them on a plate.
Before rolling the rolls, you can place nuts on the surface. Decorate the rolls themselves with strawberries.
Dessert “Pasha lokum”
You can surprise your guests with this dessert.
We need:
- 1 liter of milk
- 1 tbsp. flour
- 1 tbsp. Sahara
- 250 g cookies, crumbly, any
- 2 tbsp. butter
- 10 g vanilla sugar
- 2 tbsp. orange juice (any juice can be used)
- 1 tbsp. starch, heaped (corn)
- 1-3 tbsp. sugar (to taste)
- coconut flakes (optional)
- 1/2 part orange zest
Preparation:
1. Take the cookies and, using a blender, either with your hands in a bag or with a rolling pin, crumble them, making a mass out of them, almost like flour.
2. Pour milk into sugar and flour, stir well and put on fire. Cook until thickened for literally 5 minutes, maybe a little more. Stir constantly, without leaving the stove, until the mixture
didn't burn.
Then add vanilla sugar and a little butter for flavor.
When the cream begins to boil, you can keep it on the stove a little longer and turn it off. Beat well with a whisk so that there are no lumps.
3. Now, take the cookies that we crushed into crumbs in a blender and lay them out in a thin, even layer on 2/3 of the baking sheet. The remaining 1/3 of it is covered with coconut flakes.
You can make one cookie for the entire baking sheet, without coconut.
We try to lay it all out in an even layer, without holes.
4. While the cream has not cooled, carefully, using a ladle, pour it onto the cookies and coconut shavings. We level it in an even layer over the surface of the base using a spatula type.
We try to ensure that the dough does not drag behind this spatula, in order to ensure that it does not grab the outer layer and turn over.
5. Place the pan in the refrigerator to cool, and in the cold season you can go out onto the balcony.
6. Meanwhile, prepare the next layer of our sweetness, orange cream. Mix 1-3 tablespoons of sugar with starch and pour in orange juice (any other juice of your choice) for aroma and taste.
7. That’s it, turn on the heat and cook until thick, without leaving, stir. Cook for literally three minutes, it thickens, throw in the orange zest and turn off the stove.
The resulting mass can be eaten even just like that, placed on plates, sprinkled with shavings and this is a ready-made dessert.
8. Take the main part of our dessert (baking tray) and until the orange cream has cooled down, we will lay it out. We try to spread and level the cream over the entire surface.
9. Again, take it out to a cold place and wait until it cools down. Then, you can cut the dessert using, for example, a glass, just circles or measure ten centimeters into strips and cut.
Roll these strips into rolls.
Tip: The thinner the dessert dough, the better it is to roll the rolls. They do not break and will not fall apart.
10. You can decorate the top with a berry, add a walnut or sprinkle shavings,
Pour some fruit sauce on top and decorate beautifully with mint leaves.
Bon appetit!
Irina Kamshilina
Cooking for someone is much more pleasant than cooking for yourself))
Content
This sweet oriental delicacy is popular all over the world: millions of tourists who visit Turkey bring it as a souvenir to their family and friends. Replicating the taste of dessert at home is not as easy as it might seem at first glance, but if you know the correct cooking technique, this task is feasible for any housewife.
What is Turkish delight made from?
There are many different types of Turkish delight, but they all have a similar base. The key ingredients of the dish are starch, sugar/molasses, and water. Turkish delight often includes all kinds of nuts. Previously, the delicacy was prepared only by specially trained masters - kandalatchi - who knew all the secrets of preparing Turkish delight. Today, the dessert recipe is available to any interested person, so you can prepare it yourself.
How to make Turkish delight at home
For those women who love cooking, the opportunity to make an original Turkish delicacy will be a holiday, since there are many variations of preparing Turkish delight: from classic white, to pumpkin, berry, nut, honey. At first glance, the recipe for Turkish delight is simple, since it involves using a minimum of ingredients, but the pastry chef will need to be patient to do everything correctly and get the expected result.
The basis of the dessert is thick, concentrated sugar syrup (molasses) mixed with starch paste. It is preferable to take the latter from corn rather than potato. The syrup for the delicacy is prepared with water, flower decoction or juice, and its quantity is arbitrary: each Turkish delight recipe can provide for a different volume of liquid. Often nuts and pieces of fruit are added to the dessert, and coconut flakes or powdered sugar mixed with starch are used as a topping.
Turkish delight with peanuts - recipe
- Cooking time: 1 hour.
- Calorie content of the dish: 400 Kcal/100 g.
- Purpose: dessert.
- Cuisine: oriental.
Sweets, as a rule, fall into the category of junk food, with the exception of Turkish delight with peanuts. Thanks to the natural composition of the product, it does more good than harm. A large number of calories in the dessert are due to glucose - the main source of energy for the human body and a key participant in the metabolic process. Sprinkle the pieces of Turkish delight with powdered sugar or coconut flakes on top.
Ingredients:
- starch - ½ tbsp.;
- peanuts – 100 g;
- sugar – 2 tbsp;
- citric acid – 1 tsp;
- powdered sugar - ¼ tbsp.;
- food coloring and flavoring;
- water – 2 tbsp.
Cooking method:
- Peanuts should be roasted in a dry frying pan or in the oven at high temperature for 10 minutes.
- Fill the pan with 1.5 tbsp. water, dissolve sugar and half of the prepared citric acid in it.
- When the syrup boils, reduce the heat to high and continue to simmer the liquid until it acquires the color of caramel and the consistency of thick jelly.
- Combine starch, remaining water and citric acid. Place the mixture over low heat and keep on the stove until ready (the mass should be translucent and thick).
- Pour in the syrup and stir the mixture until smooth. Boil the resulting mixture for 15 minutes.
- Add coloring, peanuts, flavoring. Pour the finished mixture into a lokum form lined with cling film and refrigerate for 8 hours. After hardening, cut the dessert into small pieces. Sprinkle them on each side with sweet powder.
Carrot Turkish Delight
- Cooking time: 1 hour.
- Number of servings: for 6 persons.
- Calorie content of the dish: 264 kcal/100 g.
- Purpose: dessert.
- Cuisine: oriental.
- Difficulty of preparation: medium.
The delicacy is prepared from different products (fillings) and for every taste. Below is an original recipe for preparing a dish with which you can make an unusual carrot Turkish delight. Such a sweet made from flour not only has a pleasant, incomparable taste and beautiful appearance, but is also beneficial because it contains a lot of vitamins and other valuable substances. How to make Turkish delight worthy of a Sultan?
Ingredients:
- water – 1/3 cup;
- coconut flakes – 100 g;
- peeled carrots – 0.5 kg;
- lemon zest – 30 g;
- starch – 180 g;
- walnuts – 150 g;
- sugar – 150 g.
Cooking method:
- Carrots should be grated into fine grains, transferred to a saucepan, and pour 3 tbsp. l. water, add sugar. Turn on low heat, stir occasionally to prevent the vegetable from burning.
- Grind the nuts and zest.
- After about 15 minutes of boiling, the carrot shavings will change color to a lighter color, then you can add nuts and lemon zest to the saucepan.
- Add 3 tbsp to starch. l. chilled water, stir the mixture thoroughly until it reaches the consistency of sour cream.
- Mix the resulting mass with the contents of the saucepan. After holding it on the heat for a while, remove the container from the stove.
- Take a suitable form. Cover the bottom with parchment, put the mass on top, distributing it evenly throughout the container.
- When the mixture has cooled, cover the top of the mold with film, in which it is worth making several punctures with a toothpick to allow air to get inside.
- Leave the product in the cold for 8 hours, then cut the frozen piece into small cubes approximately 2x2 centimeters in size. Roll them in coconut flakes.
Pumpkin Turkish Delight
- Cooking time: 1 hour.
- Number of servings: for 8 people.
- Purpose: dessert.
- Cuisine: oriental.
- Difficulty of preparation: medium.
Healthy Turkish delight made from homemade pumpkin is an ideal delicacy that you can occasionally pamper your children with. Preparing the product is not difficult: the cooking process does not require a lot of free time, and no expensive components are needed. This dessert can be consumed even with pancreatitis or other diseases associated with the digestive system. Below is a recipe with a photo of healthy Turkish delight.
Ingredients:
- lemon juice – 30 ml;
- sugar – 0.4 kg;
- water;
- pumpkin – 0.2 kg;
- potato starch - 2 tbsp.
Cooking method:
- Cut the pumpkin into small slices.
- Combine ½ cup of water with sugar, place the container on the fire and cook the syrup until the crystals are completely dissolved.
- Add pumpkin pieces to the syrup, continuing to cook the product over moderate heat.
- When the vegetable becomes soft, cool the product without removing it from the syrup.
- Grind it to a homogeneous puree using a blender.
- Add lemon juice to the resulting puree and mix thoroughly.
- Place the puree back on the stove. Pour starch diluted with water into a saucepan with boiling mass (dissolve it in 400 ml of liquid, vigorously stirring the contents of the glass).
- Continuously stir the ingredients while pouring in the starch, observing how quickly the contents of the bowl thicken.
- Stir the mixture with a spatula for a few minutes to prevent lumps from forming, then remove the pan from the heat.
- When the puree has cooled, pour it into a plastic container or suitable ceramic mold, which must first be greased with butter.
- Place the product in the refrigerator for several hours, and after the dessert has hardened, place it on a flat plate and cut it into small cubes with a sharp knife, each of which should be rolled in sweet powder.
Turkish delight white
- Cooking time: 1 hour.
- Number of servings: for 6 persons.
- Calorie content of the dish: 350 kcal/100 g.
- Purpose: dessert.
- Cuisine: oriental.
- Difficulty of preparation: low.
White lokum (as the delicacy is called in Turkey) has a very delicate taste, so even the most picky sweet tooth will like it. Each master prepares the dessert in his own way, adding certain components, however, you can find a simple recipe for white Turkish delight on Turkish forums. At the same time, if you follow all the cooking rules, you will get a delicacy no worse than those sold in Turkey. How to cook a dish at home?
Ingredients:
- sugar – 7 tbsp. l.;
- whipped cream – 75 ml;
- semolina – 7 tbsp. l.;
- milk – 3 tbsp;
- grated coconut – 100 g;
- almonds, other nuts (optional).
Cooking method:
- Mix sugar, semolina, and milk in a large bowl. Cook the mixture over low heat until thickened.
- Let the mixture cool to room temperature, then pour in the whipped cream.
- Refrigerate the dessert base for 40 minutes.
- Then, using a spoon soaked in water, give the mixture a suitable shape. Dip each formed piece into coconut shavings, place on a dish, and decorate with nuts.
Turkish delight with pistachios
- Cooking time: 1 hour.
- Number of servings: for 7 persons.
- Calorie content of the dish: 327 kcal/100 g.
- Purpose: dessert.
- Cuisine: oriental.
- Difficulty of preparation: medium.
The national Turkish sweet, rahat lokum, is known all over the world. Traditionally, the dessert is served with coffee or tea, but it is equally delicious washed down with freshly squeezed juices or chilled milk. Pistachio delight has an unusual, pleasant taste, so many tourists strive to try the delicacy again. Below is the process of preparing Turkish delight with the addition of starch at home.
Ingredients:
- water – 1 tbsp.;
- sugar – 3.5 tbsp;
- pistachios – 200 g;
- citric acid – 20 g;
- powdered sugar;
- grated coconut;
- starch - 1 tbsp.;
- cinnamon.
Cooking method:
- Mix water with granulated sugar and cook syrup. Add starch here, continuing to cook the mixture until thickened, then pour citric acid into it.
- Place the pistachios on a baking sheet and pour the mixture over them. Sprinkle the remaining nuts on top.
- When the product has cooled, cut it into small slices, roll first in powdered sugar, then in coconut flakes.
Turkish delight classic
- Cooking time: 1 hour.
- Calorie content of the dish: 316 kcal/100 g.
- Purpose: dessert.
- Cuisine: oriental.
- Difficulty of preparation: medium.
The finished delicacy looks like elastic pieces sprinkled with powdered sugar. They make such a treat for the palate from various fruit syrups, with all kinds of fillings, which explains the existing variety of types of Turkish delight. The classic recipe involves brewing a delicacy from rose petals. This component gives the dessert a beautiful color and gives it an incomparable delicate taste. You can eat this dish even during pregnancy or diseases of the gastrointestinal tract. Below is a homemade recipe for classic Turkish delight.
Ingredients:
- starch - 1 tbsp.;
- lemon zest – 10 g;
- sugar – 1 tbsp;
- lemon juice – 1 tbsp. l.;
- powdered sugar;
- water – 2 tbsp.;
- rose water or rose petal jam – 3 tbsp. l.
Cooking method:
- To make syrup, heat water and add sugar, lemon juice, and grated zest. When the contents of the pan come to a boil, reduce the heat and stir the mixture constantly until all the sugar has dissolved.
- Pour rose water or jam into the resulting syrup, leave the dish on the stove for another 4 minutes, making sure that the syrup does not become too thick.
- When the mixture acquires a beautiful caramel tone, dissolve the starch in chilled water, then pour it into the syrup in a thin stream and stir so that there are no lumps left.
- Keep the ingredients on low heat until thickened.
- Transfer the resulting mixture into a mold and let it cool (this will take about 5 hours).
- Cut the Turkish delight into small cubes, each of which should be rolled on all sides in sweet powder.
Strawberry Turkish Delight
- Cooking time: 1 hour.
- Number of servings: for 3-4 persons.
- Calorie content of the dish: 164 kcal/100 g.
- Purpose: dessert.
- Cuisine: oriental.
- Difficulty of preparation: medium.
Sweet cubes of Turkish delight are somewhat similar to marmalade; adults and little ones with a sweet tooth eat them with pleasure. Since this dessert is relatively low in calories compared to others, you can indulge in it (in moderation) even while on a diet. A homemade recipe for strawberry Turkish delight involves the use of the main components - sugar and gelatin, but real Turkish chefs add agar-agar to the sweetness, thanks to which the dessert becomes viscous.
Ingredients:
- lemon – ½ piece;
- gelatin – 15 g;
- sweet powder – 150 g;
- strawberries – 0.2 kg.
Cooking method:
- Grind the berries using a blender until smooth. Add gelatin to the component and leave it to swell in the juice.
- Then add powdered sugar and the juice of half a citrus. Stir the mixture and heat over low heat, making sure that all the gelatin is dissolved (do not bring the mixture to a boil).
- Remove the container from the heat, cool, and beat its contents with a mixer for 5 minutes.
- Pour the resulting mixture into a suitable pan, previously lined with wax paper. Refrigerate the Turkish Delight for 5 hours or longer. Then cut the dessert into squares, sprinkle with sweet powder and serve with tea/coffee.
Turkish delight recipe
- Cooking time: 1 hour.
- Number of servings: for 5 persons.
- Calorie content of the dish: 320 kcal/100 g.
- Purpose: dessert.
- Cuisine: oriental.
- Difficulty of preparation: medium.
This oriental sweet can be eaten even by those who are watching their figure. If you use honey instead of sugar, then such a dessert will have even greater benefits for the body. Turkish Turkish delight also contains starch and almonds. You can store it in a tin or ceramic container with a lid. Below is a detailed description of how to prepare the delicacy at home.
Ingredients:
- powdered sugar – 50 g;
- sugar – 0.5 kg;
- vanillin – 5 g;
- water – 250 ml;
- corn starch – 50 g;
- syrup or honey - 2 tbsp. l.;
- rose oil – 1 g;
- lemon zest – 1 tsp;
- nuts – 50 g.
Cooking method:
- Pour starch, previously soaked in boiled cold water (100 ml), into hot syrup made from 150 ml and half a kilogram of sugar.
- Keep the mixture on the fire for 5 minutes, then turn the burner to low and continue stirring the liquid, watching how it gradually thickens.
- Add butter, nuts, vanillin here, without stopping stirring the ingredients.
- Pour the resulting mass onto a silicone baking sheet, let it cool for 5 hours, then divide into square pieces.
- Sprinkle the dessert first with starch, then with sweet powder. This should be done so that the Turkish delight can be stored longer.
Apple Turkish Delight
- Cooking time: 1.5 hours.
- Number of servings: for 4 persons.
- Calorie content of the dish: 300 kcal/100 g
- Purpose: dessert.
- Cuisine: oriental.
- Difficulty of preparation: medium.
Fruit delicacies of Turkish origin often contain dyes and flavors that can cause allergic reactions in children, so it is better to make such desserts at home yourself, using only natural products. Turkish delight made from apples turns out tasty and aromatic, but it is better to use sweet varieties of the fruit. How to prepare the dish?
Ingredients:
- sugar – 50 g;
- corn starch – 120 g;
- walnuts – 50 g;
- water;
- coconut flakes;
- sweet apples – 4 pcs.
Cooking method:
- Peel the apples, which are best washed first under warm water to get rid of the wax layer.
- Take some water into a saucepan, add sugar, and cook the syrup.
- Dip the peeled, chopped apples into it, reducing the heat to low.
- To the simmering fruit pieces, add walnuts and starch dissolved in cold water (it should be added to the boiling mixture in a thin stream).
- In order for the jam to acquire the desired transparency and homogeneity, stir the mixture constantly. Simmer it for at least an hour over low heat.
- Pour the slightly cooled jam into a suitable form, wait for the product to cool, then cut the Turkish delight into small pieces, which should be rolled in coke shavings.
Chocolate Turkish Delight
- Cooking time: 2.2 hours.
- Number of servings: for 8 persons.
- Calorie content of the dish: 170 kcal/100 g.
- Purpose: dessert.
- Cuisine: oriental.
- Difficulty of preparation: medium.
Cooking Turkish delight is not very difficult, but it requires attention, patience, and diligence. Homemade delicacy is an excellent option for treating guests who come in for a cup of tea or coffee. It’s convenient to take Turkish sweets with you on a trip or to work, but it’s worth stocking up on more of them to treat your co-workers to dessert. How to make chocolate Turkish delight?
Ingredients:
- lemon;
- chocolate – 100 g;
- egg whites – 2 pcs.;
- powdered milk – 75 g;
- sugar – 1 kg;
- starch – 125 g;
- powdered sugar.
Cooking method:
- The whites should be beaten until foamy.
- Separately, combine dry milk with 1.5 tbsp. water, sugar, lemon juice and chocolate chips.
- Add the whipped whites here.
- Place the container over medium heat, wait until the mixture is almost boiling, stir it gently.
- Dilute the starch with water (3 tbsp.), pour carefully into the chocolate mixture. Stirring constantly, wait until the products thicken.
- Pour the base into the mold, let it harden, then sprinkle the dessert with sweet powder and cut into cubes.
What do you sprinkle on Turkish delight?
It is important not only to follow the technique of preparing a delicious Turkish delicacy, but also to take care of its safety. To prevent the finished starch sweet from losing its presentable appearance, the pieces must be sprinkled with a mixture of starch and powdered sugar. This, in addition, prevents them from sticking and loss of moisture from the dessert. Some chefs decorate the finished delight with grated coconut, chocolate, and multi-colored powder.
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Turkish delight - recipes with photos. What is Turkish delight made from and how to prepare it at home
The Turkish delight dessert appeared in the confectionery industry thanks to the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire during the 18th century. As legend has it, the Sultan ordered his chef Haji Bekir, under pain of death, to create a new delicacy. And he succeeded literally overnight. The name Turkish Delight is translated from Arabic as “convenient pieces.” Since both the Sultan himself and his harem liked the dessert, the court pastry chef began to come up with new versions of the delicacy.
Turkish Turkish Delight, created by the Sultan's cook, consisted of only three components.
What is Turkish Delight made from?
- water;
- sugar;
- lemon juice.
These products are the basis of the dessert, which is already an independent dish. Just sprinkle the chopped pieces of frozen syrup with powdered sugar and the dish is ready. But since progress does not stand still and sweet tooths require new tastes and sensations, the delicacy has acquired many variants with the addition of different accents.
So, now the confectionery market offers Turkish delight with a variety of additives made using different technologies:
- fruit;
- walnut;
- strawberry;
- honey;
- with pistachios;
- roll;
- almond;
- fig;
- apple;
- two-layer;
- rice;
- white;
- chocolate;
- cubic;
- citrus;
- with the addition of rose petals;
- children's;
- pumpkin;
- vanilla;
- carrot.
And this is not a complete list. Some varieties are created exclusively as a dessert, others, for example, carrot or pumpkin Turkish delight, are also a source of vitamins.
Classic Turkish delight recipe
So, let's prepare the classic tender Turkish delight.
Execution technology:
- sugar – 300 g;
- starch – 55 g;
- 1 ½ glass of water;
- citric acid - a pinch is enough;
- for powder - powder.
Pour water into a saucepan, add sugar and starch. Mix well until the starch is completely dissolved in the water. Prepare the syrup, stirring it constantly. It is better to take a wooden spoon. When the syrup begins to thicken, add citric acid. You can also include various flavors and food colors if desired. Pre-prepare a form in which to place the syrup to harden. In this case, you can use silicone molds well sprinkled with powdered sugar. Readiness is judged by the thickness of the mixture - it should become quite thick, hold its shape, and is difficult to stir. The finished syrup should be quickly poured into the mold, and the surface should be smoothed with a spatula. When the dessert has completely hardened, cut the layer into cubes and roll in powdered sugar or coconut flakes. Dessert is ready.
How to cook with pumpkin?
It is extremely rare to call dessert a healthy dish.
But Turkish delight with pumpkin is an exception and a lifesaver for mothers with babies with a sweet tooth:
- 0.4 kg sugar;
- pumpkin pulp – 200 g;
- starch - 2 cups;
- juice of ½ lemon;
- water.
Divide the pumpkin pulp into small pieces. To prepare the syrup, add sugar to 100 ml of water and boil. Place the pumpkin pieces into the syrup and continue cooking the mixture over low heat. The pumpkin is ready when its texture becomes soft. Leave it in the syrup until it cools. Using a blender, puree the pumpkin and syrup until smooth. Add the lemon product to the resulting puree. Mix well. Dissolve starch in one and a half glasses of water. Bring the pumpkin puree to a boil again, pour in the diluted starch. After a few minutes, turn off the stove and let it cool. The mixture is poured into the mold and left in the cold. In 4 hours the dessert will be ready. Divide the layer into regular pieces and cover with powder.
Important! The form for Turkish delight must be prepared in advance - sprinkled with powdered sugar, lined with parchment, or greased with butter. Without fulfilling this condition, it will be problematic to remove the treat from the mold.
Turkish delight with pistachios
You can diversify Turkish delight by adding various nuts, such as pistachios, to the recipe.
So, we need:
- ¼ liter of water;
- 0.3 kg pistachios;
- starch – 200 g;
- 450 g sugar;
- 60 g powdered sugar;
- lemon juice – 15 g.
Boil water in a saucepan, add sugar and juice. We dilute the starch in a small amount of water, stirring constantly, and gradually pour it into the syrup. Grind the pistachios to coarse crumbs. Sprinkle the bottom of the pan with half the chopped pistachios. Fill with syrup, level the surface, and pour in the second half of the pistachios. Cut the cooled Turkish delight into small pieces and roll in powder.
With strawberry
Turkish delight with strawberries has a pink tint, a delicate taste and contains many healthy vitamins.
To prepare the dessert you need the following ingredients:
- strawberries – 200 g (use fresh or frozen);
- gelatin – 15 g;
- powder – 150 g;
- 0.5 lemon.
In a blender, grind the strawberries into puree. Add gelatin and leave for half an hour to swell. Add powdered sugar to the strawberry mixture (reserve a little for dusting) and lemon juice. Mix everything well and heat over low heat until the gelatin is completely dissolved, without allowing it to boil. Set aside the strawberry paste until it cools completely. Using a mixer or blender, beat the mixture for 5 minutes. Fill the form lined with parchment with the mixture and refrigerate for 5 hours. Divide the layer into cubes and sprinkle with powder.
Traditional Turkish Turkish Delight
Turkish delight is traditionally prepared in an hour.
To do this we need the following composition of products:
- water – 2 cups;
- 0.1 kg of mixed nuts;
- sugar – 1 cup;
- ½ cup starch;
- ¼ cup powdered sugar and starch for sprinkling;
- lemon juice - 2 tablespoons. spoons (can be replaced with citric acid - ½ teaspoon);
- food coloring - a pinch;
- flavoring
Peel the nuts and lightly toast them. In a saucepan prepare sugar syrup, ½ cup. water, 1 spoon of lemon juice. Bring to a boil. Cook until a drop of syrup dropped into cold water turns into a solid ball.
Mix the starch with the remaining water and add the 2nd spoon of juice. Boil the starch until it becomes thick (20 minutes). Pour the syrup into the starch and mix well until smooth, cook for about 20 minutes. Finally, add flavoring, coloring, and nuts. It is not necessary to chop the nuts; whole hazelnuts in each tasty morsel will look more impressive. Pour the still hot mixture into the tray and refrigerate for 6 hours. Cut into pieces and sprinkle with a mixture of starch and powder.
With added chocolate
Everyone loves chocolate and it can be successfully used when preparing Turkish delight at home:
- dark chocolate bar (about 100 g);
- whites of 2 eggs;
- 125 g starch;
- powdered milk – 75 g;
- 1 kg sugar;
- powdered sugar;
- juice of 1 lemon.
Using a blender, beat the whites until foam forms. Dilute the milk powder with one and a half glasses of water. Pour in lemon juice, add grated chocolate and sugar. Mix well and add the whipped whites. Bring the mixture to a boil. Dilute the starch in 3 tablespoons of water and add to the main mixture. Leave the thickened mass to harden in the mold. Cut into pieces, sprinkle with powder.
Apple Turkish Delight at home
Apple Turkish delight is prepared simply and in a short time.
We will need:
- 4 apples;
- 120 g corn starch;
- walnuts (kernels) – 50 g;
- 50 g cane sugar;
- coconut flakes (to taste);
- water.
Apples must be peeled and cored. Pour a little water into a saucepan with thick walls, add cane sugar and place on low heat. Dip the apple slices into the syrup and boil a little. Grind the nuts to coarse crumbs and add to the apples. Next, add starch diluted in water and boil a little more. Cover the bottom of the mold with parchment, cling film, or foil. Pour the mixture into the mold and let it thicken. Roll the cubes in shredded coconut pulp.
With vanilla
For a dessert with vanilla flavor, we will prepare a list of products:
- water – 1 cup;
- 1 stack sand sugar;
- 1 stack powders;
- 1 stack starch;
- a pinch of vanilla, citric acid.
Prepare the syrup by boiling water and sugar, adding starch. When the syrup is almost ready, add vanilla and lemon. Pour the slightly cooled mixture into molds sprinkled with powdered sugar. After 4 hours, roll the pieces of delicacy in powder on all sides. To add color, you can add some natural juice and a little gelatin to the syrup for thickness.
Almond version of Turkish delight
Almonds are very useful for diabetes and intestinal infectious diseases. It is also a wonderful preventative against cancer.
Let's prepare almond Turkish delight.
- sugar and starch - 3 cups each;
- 6 stacks water;
- ½ powdered sugar;
- almonds - ½ cup.
Divide the almond grains into two slices. Dilute the starch in 3 glasses of water and stir until the lumps disappear. Prepare syrup from the remaining amount of sugar and water - bring to a boil, stirring constantly. If foam forms, it must be removed. Pour starch into the syrup, add almond slices. Mix everything until the mixture thickens. Spread the resulting mixture evenly over a silicone mold or baking sheet with high sides. The bottom of the mold should be lined with parchment or sprinkled with powdered sugar. When the delicacy has completely hardened, cut into portions, dip in powdered sugar and enjoy.
Original rice recipe
Rice Turkish delight has a slightly higher calorie content, but at the same time it is not inferior in taste.
The recipe consists of the following ingredients:
- 3 stacks Sahara;
- 1 liter of water;
- half a glass of rice;
- a glass of powdered sugar;
- orange juice – 1 glass.
Cook the washed rice until tender. Prepare sweet syrup from orange juice and sugar. Rice must be rubbed through a fine sieve and added to the syrup. The mixture will be ready when it begins to freely move away from the walls of the vessel. Place the slightly cooled delicacy in a tray and sprinkle with powdered sugar. Complete hardening will occur in about a day.
Pink – with raspberries
Raspberry Turkish Delight is one of the Turkish traditional delicacies, and it is prepared using berries or syrup:
- 4 stacks Sahara;
- raspberry syrup – 3-5 table. l.;
- drain butter – 20 g;
- water – 4 cups;
- 4 drops of rose oil;
- 3 table. l. starch;
- ½ cup powders.
We dilute the starch in a glass of water and let it brew. From sugar and 3 cups. boil the syrup with water, add the swollen starch, cook until the mixture begins to move away from the walls of the container. Now is the time to add butter and syrup. Mix everything thoroughly until smooth. Lubricate the mold (preferably silicone) with oil and fill it with the mixture, which will harden after a while.
Citrus dessert
This citrus oriental delicacy has a refreshing taste.
To prepare you will need:
- water - 2 cups;
- 5 stacks Sahara;
- zest of 1 orange/lemon;
- starch - ½ cup;
- a few drops of aromatic oil (citrus);
- for powder - 5 table. l. powders.
First, prepare a starch solution - dilute the starch in a glass of water until the lumps disappear. Pour the second glass of water into the pan, add sugar - boil, cook for 20 minutes. Pour starch into the boiling syrup, turn the heat intensity to minimum, and add citrus zest. Continue cooking the mixture, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon/spatula until thickened. Lastly, add the citrus oil. Pour the resulting mixture into the mold. You can also line a baking sheet or pan with parchment paper. The surface of the thick mixture must be smoothed with a spatula. After a couple of hours, the dessert will completely thicken. Cut into cubes of the required size and sprinkle with powder.
Carrot
One of the traditional Turkish variations of Turkish delight is cezerye with carrots.
Products:
- ½ cup Sahara;
- 400 g carrots;
- salt;
- lemon/orange zest – 1 teaspoon each. l.;
- coconut flakes – 100 g;
- corn starch – 150 g;
- walnuts – ½ cup.
Grind the carrots into puree on a fine grater. Add 3 tablespoons of water and place the vegetable component in containers on the stove. Set the heat to low. Add sugar and salt in small portions. Without ceasing to stir the carrots, bring it to a boil. Boil for about 20 more minutes. Add the grated zest of citrus fruits to the carrots. Stir starch in 50 g of water and gradually pour into carrots. Stirring, cook for 5 minutes. Pour the large nut crumbs into the already thickened carrots. Pour the mixture into the mold, you should get a layer of about 3 cm. Leave it in the cold for 10-12 hours. Pre-chopped Turkish delight, roll in shavings or powder.
Perhaps one of the most popular oriental sweets, which is often brought as a gift or simply bought for oneself, is Turkish delight. Surprisingly tender, and at the same time dense, sweet and not very sweet, with many different tastes - Turkish delight will leave few people indifferent. Another undeniable advantage of this delicacy is its relatively low calorie content - this is why people with a sweet tooth also love it.
The sweetness appeared a very long time ago - about 500 years ago, but it is not known for certain exactly how. There are several legends about both the appearance of Turkish delight itself and the formation of its name. One version of the origin of the name is its translation from Arabic as “satisfaction of the throat.” The Turkish translation is not much different - “a piece of satisfaction.” As you can see, in both cases we are talking about the pleasure that eating this dessert gives.
There are also many versions of the appearance of Turkish delight. Some claim that it was at the request of the Sultan himself that his cook invented the sweet to conquer beautiful women. Others say that the dessert appeared as a result of a rivalry between two chefs, while others attribute the creation of the oriental sweet to a Turkish pastry chef named Ali Muhiddin Hacı Bekir Efendi. And these are just some versions. But whatever the origin of Turkish delight, this does not affect its popularity in any way. Tender, tasty, dense, moderately sweet - try making Turkish delight using one of the recipes below, and you will definitely appreciate the result.
Classic Turkish Turkish delight made with cornstarch
Incredibly delicious Turkish delight is made using the recipe below. Moreover, it is prepared from simple, inexpensive products that can be easily purchased at your nearest store. The disadvantages of cooking include the process itself - for almost an hour you will need to stand and knead the delicacy for it to really turn out tasty. This is quite difficult, and not everyone can afford it.
But if you are not afraid of these difficulties, and you want to make Turkish delight yourself, be sure to use this recipe. For variety, you can add any filling to your taste: nuts, coconut flakes, raisins and much more.
You will need for the syrup:
- sugar – 4 tbsp;
- water – 1 tbsp.;
- citric acid – 0.5 tsp.
You will need for jelly:
- cold water – 3 tbsp;
- corn starch - 1 tbsp;
- vanillin – 1 pinch.
You will need for sprinkling:
- corn starch - 2 tbsp. l.;
- powdered sugar – 2 tbsp. l.
Cooking stages.
1. First, mix sugar with a glass of water, put on fire and bring to a boil. Once the syrup boils, reduce the heat and cook for about 10 minutes.
2. About 7 minutes after boiling, add starch into a separate pan and add 3 cups of water, place on the stove and cook until thick, stirring.
3. Reduce heat and pour syrup into the starch mixture in a thin stream, remembering to stir with a spatula or mixer until smooth. Cook over low heat for 40-60 minutes, stirring continuously. Add vanilla at the end. The final mixture should be golden, smooth and thick.
4. Place the mixture in a bowl lined with cling film, place in the refrigerator and leave until hardened - about 4 hours.
5. Mix starch and powdered sugar separately. Sprinkle this onto a cutting board or silicone mat (depending on what you're cooking with), top with the frozen Turkish delight, and roll it in the dry mixture.
6. Then cut it into the necessary pieces, rolling each of them in a mixture of starch and powdered sugar.
How to make orange Turkish delight with nuts
Turkish delight according to the recipe below is easier to prepare than the previous one, but the composition of the products is wider. However, this has a beneficial effect on the taste. The slight sourness of citrus fruits combined with sugar makes it very interesting and refreshing.
You can use any nuts you like. But it’s better to chop them slightly, so that it’s easier to cut the dessert itself into pieces and eat. Without nuts, Turkish delight will also be very tasty, but the hard filler in a rather soft delicacy itself looks and feels very unusual.
You will need:
- nuts – 200 gr.;
- sugar – 100 gr.;
- corn starch – 100 gr.;
- water – 100 ml;
- fresh orange juice – 200 ml;
- lemon juice – 2 tbsp. l.
To grease the mold:
- butter;
- starch.
Cooking stages.
1. Squeeze the juice out of lemon and oranges without mixing it. Then gradually begin to introduce starch into the orange juice, stirring with a whisk until completely homogeneous.
2. Pour water into a saucepan, add sugar, stir and place on low heat. Add 2 tablespoons lemon juice. Cook the syrup for 5-10 minutes until the sugar is completely dissolved and the syrup thickens slightly.
3. Then pour the starch mixture into the sugar syrup in a thin stream, stirring constantly. Cook over low heat until the mixture becomes thick.
4. Grease the bottom and sides of the pan with butter, then sprinkle with starch.
5. Add nuts to the Turkish delight and stir thoroughly.
6. Place Turkish delight in a mold, sprinkle starch on top and spread throughout the dish using a spoon.
7. Place in the refrigerator until completely set - about 7 hours.
8. When the treat has set, remove from the refrigerator, cover with a board and quickly turn over to remove the Turkish delight from the dish. Before serving, cut into pieces, sprinkle with starch on all sides, and roll in powdered sugar or coconut.
Using this recipe as a basis for preparing Turkish delight, you can choose any flavor by changing it with the help of syrup. Be sure to taste the syrup while cooking, especially after adding citric acid. Tip: don't enter it all at once. It may turn out that you need a little less of it or, conversely, a little more. It depends on the taste of the berry you choose and on personal preferences.
When you cook syrup with sugar, to understand how ready it is, you can experiment with a ball. To do this, literally drop a drop of syrup into cold water, take it out and roll it into a ball. If everything works out, the syrup is ready.
You will need:
- sugar – 1.5 tbsp;
- water – 1.5 tbsp.;
- corn starch – 0.5 tbsp;
- water – 100 ml;
- berry or fruit syrup – 100 ml;
- citric acid – 1 tbsp. l.;
- nuts – 100 gr.
You will need for sprinkling:
- starch or coconut flakes.
You will need for lubrication:
- vegetable oil.
Cooking stages.
1. Pour 100 milliliters of water into a saucepan, add sugar, syrup and citric acid, mix everything and bring to a boil. Reduce heat.
2. Dilute starch in 1.5 glasses of cold water and stir everything thoroughly. Then place the saucepan with the starch on the fire and cook until thickened, stirring constantly. When the mixture becomes thick enough, remove it from the heat.
3. Gradually add the finished syrup into the starch mixture, stirring with a whisk until smooth.
4. Place the resulting mass on the stove and cook over low heat, stirring constantly for half an hour. Don't be distracted for a minute.
5. Add nuts to the future treat and stir well.
6. Grease the bowl where the Turkish delight will harden with vegetable oil and place the resulting mass there. Level it out. Place in the refrigerator overnight.
7. Carefully remove the frozen Turkish delight from the dish - you can cover it with a board or lid and turn it over sharply. Roll dessert in coconut flakes or starch. Then cut the dessert into squares and sprinkle each of them again with your chosen sprinkles.
The main highlight of this recipe is the addition of pureed kiwi during the cooking process. It will not only give an interesting green color to the finished treat, but will make its taste very interesting. Kiwi will add a slight sourness to the dish, setting off a fairly large amount of sugar.
Additionally, you can add nuts or seeds to taste, and replace the coconut flakes, which are recommended to be sprinkled with Turkish delight, with sugar and starch in proportions of 1 to 1. By the way, a little secret: the longer you leave the already prepared and sprinkled dessert in the air, the denser it will be. and it will turn out solid.
You will need:
- water – 2.5 tbsp.;
- sugar – 2 tbsp;
- corn starch – 1 tbsp;
- citric acid – 0.5 tsp.
You will need to add color:
- kiwi – 1 pc.
You will need for sprinkling:
- coconut flakes.
Cooking stages.
1. Combine sugar and half a glass of water in a saucepan, stir and send to cook on the stove over low heat, stirring constantly. During the process, add kiwi, pre-blended using a blender. Cook until thickened.
2. Place the remaining water on the stove. Dissolve the starch in cold water and add it to the hot water on the stove, which begins to boil. You need to stir vigorously during the process as it becomes thick very quickly. Add citric acid.
3. Add syrup to the thickened starch, stirring constantly. Cook for about 30-40 minutes without stopping stirring.
4. Cover a baking sheet with cling film and pour the future dessert into it. Leave to cool completely, then refrigerate overnight.
5. Remove the frozen Turkish delight from the refrigerator, take it out of the mold and cut into any pieces convenient for you. Roll in coconut flakes.
If you want to get Turkish delight with a pronounced taste of some berries and fruits, you can add their squeezed juice or puree. To obtain a more delicate taste, a light compote is suitable, as in this case.
An incredibly delicate strawberry flavor is obtained when preparing this delicacy. This is an excellent option for dessert if you are preparing it out of strawberry season - the taste and indescribable aroma are guaranteed. Someone can add nuts, seeds or any other filler when cooking, but, in fact, strawberries do not need them. For a light, delicate dessert, follow the recipe and you will be satisfied.
You will need:
- corn starch - 1 tbsp;
- sugar – 1 tbsp;
- strawberry compote – 1 tbsp.;
- water – 1.5 tbsp.
You will need for sprinkling:
- coconut flakes;
- starch.
Cooking stages.
1. Combine water and compote in a saucepan. Then add the dry ingredients to it - starch and sugar, mix everything well until the sugar and starch dissolve.
2. Place the pan with the mixture over moderate heat and cook until thickened, stirring constantly to prevent lumps from forming. When the mixture begins to boil, turn the heat even lower. The mixture should become thick like a paste.
3. Wet the pan where the Turkish delight will set with water. Place the future dessert there, smooth it out and leave until completely cooled. Then transfer to the refrigerator until set.
4. Remove the frozen Turkish delight from the mold and cut into portions. To prevent it from sticking, sprinkle it with starch.
5. Mix starch and coconut flakes separately and sprinkle each piece with them.
Refreshing Turkish delight with the addition of gelatin and apple juice is incredibly tasty. It is thanks to the juice of this fruit that it does not turn out to be cloyingly sweet. Quite the opposite: an indescribable aroma and slight sourness make the taste of the dessert special.
When cooking, the nuts do not interfere with the mass itself, but remain on the surface to give the dessert an attractive appearance. And to add brightness to the delicacy, you can literally use a couple of drops of dye - it’s better to take a natural one. By the way, in this case the green dye will look most advantageous.
You will need:
- sugar – 400 gr.;
- corn flour – 80 gr.;
- gelatin powder – 15 g;
- apple juice – 330 ml;
- water – 150 ml;
- lemon juice – 2 tsp;
- cinnamon sticks – 1 pc.;
- food coloring a few drops;
- powdered sugar to taste.
You will need for lubrication:
- vegetable oil.
You will need for decoration:
- nuts;
- powdered sugar.
Cooking stages.
1. In a saucepan, combine 180 grams of apple juice with lemon juice and sugar, add cinnamon. Place on the stove and cook over moderate heat until 127 degrees, stirring constantly. There is no need to bring it to a boil.
2. Pour the remaining juice, water and cornmeal into a larger saucepan and stir. Cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until thickened. Then add starch and mix thoroughly again.
3. Then add the prepared apple syrup and cook over low heat, stirring constantly for 30 minutes - the total mass of the mixture should decrease by 2-3 times. Then add a couple of drops of dye and mix everything again.
4. Grease the form where the Turkish delight will harden with sunflower oil. Then pour the resulting mixture into it and leave it to harden on the table. If necessary, decorate with nuts.
5. When the Turkish delight has completely set, remove it from the pan by quickly inverting it onto a board. Cut into small pieces and roll in powdered sugar.
Who is unfamiliar with the bright cherry aroma that is strongly associated with summer? Add cherry juice when preparing Turkish delight, and you will get a very tasty oriental sweet that will captivate everyone who tries it. And it’s not only about the taste, but also about the smell of cherries.
In addition to its excellent taste, Turkish delight prepared according to the recipe below also turns out very beautiful. Cherry juice has a rich dark red, almost burgundy color, which will be transferred to the dessert. And in combination with white sprinkles it will look especially beautiful.
You will need:
- water – 370 ml;
- cherry juice – 250 ml;
- sugar – 320 gr.;
- corn starch – 120 gr.;
- citric acid – 0.5 tsp.
You will need to grease the mold:
- cold water.
You will need for sprinkling:
- starch;
- coconut flakes.
Cooking stages.
1. Combine all the ingredients for preparing Turkish delight, stir and place on the fire - it should be moderate. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly.
2. When the mixture boils, reduce the heat and, stirring constantly, cook for another 15-20 minutes. As a result, you should get a thick substance.
3. Moisten the mold with water. Transfer the finished mass into this same form and level it with a spatula. Leave until completely hardened.
4. Remove the frozen Turkish delight from the mold and cut into small pieces. Sprinkle all sides with starch mixed with coconut flakes.
Turkish Turkish delight with pistachios and lemon - video recipe
As you can see, Turkish delight is prepared from the simplest ingredients, but not in the simplest way. On the one hand, there is nothing unusual or supernatural. On the other hand, there is a rather long stage of monotonous work, during which unprepared housewives can get tired. But, believe me, this oriental sweetness, prepared with your own hands at home, is worth it - not a single store-bought version can compare with it.
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