Turkish Delight | The Chronicles of Narnia; The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe
- Cook Time: 1 hour
- Total Time: 1 hour
Ingredients
Scale
- 380g / 1.9c white sugar
- 455ml water
- 1/2 tsp cream of tartar
- 95g/ 3/4c cornflour
- 150ml water
- 1 cup pistachios
- ½ tsp rosewater essence (or 2–4 tsp rosewater)
- a drop of rose food colouring
- Icing sugar for dusting
- Butter or oil (for greasing)
- a bowl of cold water
Instructions
- Start by buttering a square casserole pan measuring 20cm by 20cm.
- In one
medium sized saucepan, pour in the white sugar, cream of tartar and the 455ml of water. Stir over medium heat until the sugar dissolves. - While you let the sugar come to a boil, in another saucepan, (same size or slightly smaller) stir together the cornflour and 200ml of water. Note: do not start mixing this cornflour mixture until after you’ve finished stirring the sugar. If you start the cornflour too soon, the mixture will clump together into a large mass and won’t dissolve properly later.
- Whisk the cornflour and water until it’s a smooth paste, then add it straight away to the sugar mixture.
- Whisk the cornflour mixture into the sugar syrup over medium heat for a minute or two. Once the sugar mixture comes to a boil, turn down the heat to low.
- Grab a wooden spoon (and a seat) and continue to stir continuously in the same direction for the next 40-50 minutes. You’ll know the mixture is ready for testing when the sugar mixture is thick and clearly pulls away from the edges of the pan.
- Scoop a little bit of the mixture and drop it into the cool water. The mixture will stay together but is very soft to the touch.
- Pour in the flavour first, then the rose colour. Stir for another minute
over heat , then turn off the stove. Stir in the pistachios and scoop the mixture into the casserole dish. - Use a spoon to spread it out, then leave to cool on the counter.
- Sprinkle icing sugar onto a cutting board and onto the top of the
turkish delight. - Turn the Turkish Delight out onto the board and use a long sharp knife to slice, sprinkling icing sugar over the knife between each cut to keep from sticking.
- Sprinkle more icing sugar over the Turkish Delight to coat before serving.
- Turkish Delight can be stored in a container at room temperature with a cloth dishtowel over the top.
Notes
*Instead of butter you can use an oil, but make sure it has a pleasant or minimal flavour.
*Prep your ingredients before you start.
*Continuously stir. It’s not as difficult as it sounds– the time goes quickly!
Turkish Delight recipe adapted from Felicity Cloake’s The Guardian article https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2015/dec/10/how-to-make-the-perfect-turkish-delight