Turkish Delight. Store at room temperature in an airtight container. Turkish delight or lokum is a family of confections based on a gel of starch and sugar. Premium varieties consist largely of chopped dates, pistachios, and hazelnuts or walnuts bound by the gel; traditional varieties are often flavored with rosewater, mastic, Bergamot orange, or lemon.

Write a Review for Turkish Delight. Select a Rating Select a Rating! This Turkish Delight recipe is a traditional version of the classic Middle Eastern sweet. You can cook Turkish Delight using 5 ingredients and 12 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Turkish Delight

Prepare 4 cup of sugar.
Prepare 1 cup of corn starch.
It's 1 tbsp of lemon juice.
You need 1 tbsp of rose water.
You need 1 tsp of cream of tartar.

If your only exposure to Turkish Delight has been the stale store-bought variety (or even just a reference in the Narnia books) you are in for a treat! Freshly made Turkish Delight is delicately chewy, perfectly sweetened, and scented with the exotic flavor of rosewater. Once cooled, the Turkish delight was stuck in the pan, I had to pry a corner up and peel the sheet of candy away from the pan and cut it into squares with scissors. I think I could make the recipe again and get the texture right, but since the taste wasn't particularly special and it took a very long time to make, I'll stick to store bought.

Turkish Delight instructions

Make sugar syrup. 1 1/2 cups of water, add lemon juice & sugar & bring to a boil..
boil & stir using candy thermometer until it reaches 240°F Fahrenheit.
Turn off heat..
In another pot use 2 cups of water & add cream of tartar & corn flour. whisk to get the lumps outs, then beat while bringing it to a boil. Whip it into a gluey paste and turn off heat..
Add sugar syrup slowly a bit at a time to mixture & beat it until all sugar syrup is used..
scrape sides sown with a spatula.
bring to a gentle boil (medium heat) while stirring. Once boiling, turn heat down to simmer for one hour. Stir frequently..
Turn off heat & add rose water.
line 8 x 8 pan with oil & baking paper. pour in mixture and let cool completely. about 5 hours.
sift 1 cup powdered sugar & 1/4 cup of corn starch into a large bowl..
Dust the turkish delight with icing sugar. Turn out onto a surface dusted liberally with icing sugar. remove the baking paper. cut slab of turkish delight into squares using a pizza cutter or lightly oiled knife. Put the squares of turkish delight into bowl of icing sugar & mix well..
store in Tupperware. do not refrigerate..

Discover soft, fresh and luxuriously fragrant morsels of authentic Turkish delights handmade for special occasions with family and friends. During his travels to Istanbul, an unknown British traveller became very fond of the Turkish delicacies, purchased cases of "rahat lokoum" and he shipped them to Britain under the name Turkish delight. Turkish Delight, with its Turkish name "lokum" or "loqum" is a fascinating and yummy Turkish dessert. It's not only for a soft dessert but also a part of the culture. It's not only for a soft dessert but also a part of the culture.