Hello lovely people!
I haven’t posted a recipe here in a while, but that’s about to change. My latest image on Instagram are these rose water Turkish Delight’s and they are worth posting about! I have had Turkish delight around the world and it made me want to make my own. I know that mine aren’t the traditional ones you would find in Turkey or Greece but they come very close. Especially if you can’t find any at your grover, you may want to try this at home. This rose water Turkish delight has a soft and chewy texture to it. You will find that it’s not like anything you’ve had before, but something you will love.
Rose Water Turkish Delight has a very unique texture and taste. The rose water comes through subtly while still knowing that the flavour is there and the texture is almost squishy and juicy. If you haven’t had it before it is quite something for the taste buds, something you may love!
Try out new recipes and ingredients always helps to push my creativity and allows me to enjoy the content I am putting out. I don’t like to post just fort he sake of it and this recipe really pushed me in the kitchen. I have a few tips I’d love for you to read through before making this recipe. They helped me along the way and will prevent any mishaps in the kitchen.
How to get the best Rose Water Turkish Delight
- The mixing and stirring is definitely the hardest part. Don’t think you can walk away from he stove. This might cause the sugar and corn starch to burn at the bottom, which will result in a burnt taste.
- It might seem like it’’s not coming together, I had this feeling too. Please trust the process and help stirring babes!
- Do not substitute rose water for rose syrup. The rose syrup will make the Turkish Delight too soft and it won’t set. Rose water is thinner in consistency and it has a water base so your mixture will set the right way.
- If you find your Turkish Delight too wet after adding the corn starch and powdered sugar, it may never set. This could be that you used too much food colouring or rose water. So do not add too much.
- You can colour it with any colour you like. I chose pink because I wanted to stay true to the most common colour of Turkish Delight.
- Let the mixture set overnight, if not it will be too soft and bread once you try to cut it.
- You NEED a candy thermometer for this recipe. This helps you to know when the sugar is ready.
Rose Water Turkish Delight
Course: DessertDifficulty: Hard20-25
Pieces20
minutes45
minutesTurkish Delight is a true delicacy. If you’ve never had it before, the texture is soft and chewy. The flavour is gorgeous, rose water is what you can expect from this recipe. This dessert also keeps for a long time, if stored correctly.
Ingredients
4 cups granulated sugar
1 1/2 cups water
2 tsp. lemon zest
1 1/4 cups corn starch
1 tsp. cream of tartar
3 cups of water
2-4 drops of food colouring
1-2 tbsp. rose water
- Dusting Ingredients
1 cup powdered/icing sugar
1/3 cup corn starch
Directions
- In a medium sized pot, combine the sugar, water and lemon zest over medium to high heat. Allow the mixture to come to a boil. Once it reaches 245F or 118C. Once it reach that, remove from the heat and set aside.
- Then in another medium sized pot, combine the corn starch, cream of tarter and the 3 cups of water and allow to come to a soft boil on a medium heat. Once the mixture starts becoming thick, this should take around 5-8 minutes, slowly add your sugar syrup in, in 3 inclusions. Making sure to stir with a whisk once you’ve added the sugar in.
- The mixture will become sticky and thick but keep whisking. Once all the sugar is in, place the heat to a medium setting, and allow to cook for 45 minutes, stirring every few minutes. At this point you can add in your rose water and food colouring.
- After 45 minutes, remove from the heat, place into a square tin, lined with parchment paper at the base and flatten the top so there are no uneven parts. Place in the fridge overnight.
- When you are ready to serve, sift the corn starch and powdered sugar/icing sugar and sprinkle half over the top fo the Turkish Delight before removing from the tin. Gently remove the Turkish Delight and sprinkle more over the other side. Once you cut your Turkish Delight into squares, dust all the cubes with the powder so they don’t stick to each other and enjoy!
Notes
- Storage: Store in a dry and clean, airtight container, with the dusting mixture covering each piece of the Turkish Delight in a cool cupboard. Do not store it in the fridge once it’s been dusted.
