Today I’d like to introduce you to my favourite sweet of all time!! Turkish delight!! x This is my first attempt at making it for myself however. My lovely friend Anne shared her recipe with me, which I am going to share with all of you now, with a few photos thrown in for good measure xx
Ingredients
- sunflower oil for greasing
- 25g powdered gelatine
- 255 ml of water
- 4 tsp rosewater
- 450g caster sugar
- 3-4 drops red food colouring
- 3 tbsp icing sugar
- 1 tsp cornflour
Method
1) lightly oil a 20 x 20 cm baking tin.
2) mix the gelatine, rose water and water in a large heavy based pan and then add the sugar.
3) heat gently until the sugar and gelatine have melted, stirring continuously. Then bring to the boil without stirring. Then reduce the heat and simmer for 20-25 mins
4) remove from the heat, stir in the food colouring. leave to cool for 2-3 mins then pour into the oiled tin and leave to set for 24 hrs, cut into squares!
5) mix the cornflour and icing sugar together and toss the Turkish delight in the mixture. Store in an air tight container, between sheets of greaseproof paper.
So if you want a tasty treat, I can highly recommend this recipe!!! Very simple and easy to follow!! The hardest part is waiting for the 24hrs whilst it sets!! x
I think I’m going to have to try making other sweets now!! What should I try next?
There is something gorgeous about sweets covered in icing sugar that just makes them so much more tempting to me xx This batch hasn’t lasted long …..oops x
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Love Turkish delight… going to have to try this recipe!
Good luck, I’ve come across another recipe that I plan to try and see which I prefer!! I may post it if it’s any good xx
These are my MIL’s favorites! I’ll have to make these for her!
I hope she likes them xxx I’m planning to try another recipe that I’ve found to see how it compares to this one xx
I love Turkish Delights! The rosewater ones are delicious. I like the pistachio ones too. Can’t wait to try this recipe. Thanks!
Let me know how you get on if you try it xx I’d love to know xx
Oh my goodness! I’ve been wanting to make Turkish Delights since i first read about them in the Narnia books years ago!!!!! lol So glad i found your recipe to try! 🙂 🙂 🙂
Good luck with it, this one is very easy and straightforward, I’ve just come across another recipe recently which is a little more complex, so I may have to update this if it is any good xx :p
Thanks! 🙂 it does look pretty easy so i hope it works for me!
Good luck x 🙂
This recipe will make my daughter very happy. She adores Turkish delight. Your photographs make the sweets look irresistible.
I hope she likes it, let me know how you get on with it xx
Turkish delight has always been a love it or hate it food and I think it is delicious! This looks beautiful.
As I mentioned it’s always been my favourite, so I can’t imagine how anyone could ever hate it…….heehee x
this is one candy I DO like, amazing photos!!!
Thanks for the photo love x I ♥ Turkish delight too 🙂 xx
I am crazy about Turkish delight. When I was a child, I didn’t like it so much. Actually, I still don’t like the ones with rosewater so much, but I can eat it sometimes though.
I can only recommend you the ones with pistachio and coconut rasps as topping 🙂 There are also turkish delights with chocolate filling, and also a lot of different types and sizes of Lokum (the turkish term for Turkish Delight). If you want to eat the best Lokum in Turkey, you have to go to Afyon or Bursa. But you can still eat very good Turkish Delight in other cities 🙂
Ooooh, thanks for all the recommendations, I’ll have to look into recipes for some of them as I am salivating now xx
My Aunt loves these( me not so much ) will have to give them a go just for her 🙂
Let me know how it goes? And if she likes it!!! :o) xx It does seem to be a marmite kind of sweet I’ve noticed!!
Hi Lovely Turkish delight … Beautiful clicks too ..
my entire family love turkish delight .After seeing ur beautiful pieces feel like making them ,but less confident 😉 … hmmm lets try right ..if it comes out well,i will surely post the recipe with ur link dear 🙂 wish me good luck.. take care ..cheers veena
Sorry to only be getting back to you now, it’s been crazy around here, your Turkish delight looks amazing!!! You have done a wonderful job 🙂 xx Looks much better than mine x
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Hey no no ..urs are the best 🙂 thanks a lot for the wonderful recipe…will come here regularly …:)
Awwww that is very sweet of you to say so 🙂 x I’m glad you are going to stay in contact xx
🙂 yes dear ..