House of Delights

Rose Water Turkish Delights Recipe

Turkish Delight, also known as Lokum , is a delicately flavored, fragrant, chewy jelly candy that has been a hallmark of my homeland, Turkey, since Ottoman times. It’s one of my absolute favorite recipes and I’m happy to share it with you.
The texture of Turkish delights is somewhere between a jelly candy and marshmallow. You can flavor it in any number of ways. Today we will be making rose flavoured, which is my all time favourite.
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Ingriedients

Rose water
Salt
Powdered sugar
Granlulated Sugar
Water
Lemon Juice
Corn Starch
Cream of Tartar
Red food coloring
Raspberry extract
Gelatine

Method

Grease a 3.5cm, 16cm x 26cm slice pan with oil. Line with baking paper, allowing a 2cm overhang on all sides. Place caster sugar and 1 cup cold water in a large heavy-based saucepan over low heat. Cook, stirring occasionally, for 20 to 25 minutes or until sugar has dissolved.