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Traditional Turkish Delight - CDKitchen.com

serves/makes:
  
ready in:
  30-60 minutes

ingredients

2 cups sugar
2 tablespoons cornstarch
1 cup water
1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar
1 tablespoon flavoring (rose, mastic, strawberry, orange or lemon)
food coloring (red, yellow, green or orange depending on flavoring used)
1/2 cup toasted almonds or pistachios, chopped
confectioners' sugar

directions

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.

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nutrition data

34 calories, 1 grams fat, 7 grams carbohydrates, 0 grams protein per serving. This recipe is low in sodium. This recipe is low in fat.
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reviews & comments

  1. Nicko

    Smells great but suggest something has been left out of recipe,possibly gelatine,as the mixture wouldnt set.

  2. Nicko

    Smells great but suggest something has been left out of recipe,possibly gelatine,as the mixture wouldnt set.

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