Description
This dessert is slightly exotic and is known by many people who have read the book ‘The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe’. This would do well for a tea party, a holiday party, or even if you just wanted to surprise someone.
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups water
- 3 cups granulated sugar
- 3 tablespoons light corn syrup
- ½ cup orange juice
- 3 tablespoons orange zest
- 3 (.25 ounce) envelopes unflavored gelatin
- ¾ cup cornstarch
- ½ cup cold water
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- ¾ cup chopped pistachio nuts
- confectioners’ sugar for dusting
Instructions
- Bring 1 1/2 cups water
- sugar
- and corn syrup to a boil over medium-high heat in a large saucepan. Cook
- stirring frequently
- until the temperature reaches 240 degrees F (115 degrees C) on a candy thermometer. Set aside and keep hot.
- Stir together orange juice and orange zest
- sprinkle with gelatin
- and set aside. In a small bowl
- dissolve cornstarch in 1/2 cup cold water
- then stir into hot syrup. Place over medium-low heat
- and simmer
- stirring gently
- until very thick.
- Remove syrup from heat
- stir in orange juice mixture
- vanilla
- and pistachios. Sprinkle a 8×8-inch pan generously with confectioners’ sugar. Pour the Turkish delight into the pan
- and let cool in a cool
- dry place (not the refrigerator) until set
- 3 to 4 hours.
- When cool
- sprinkle the top with another thick layer of powdered sugar. Cut into 1-inch squares
- and dredge each well with confectioners’ sugar. Store at room temperature in an airtight container.
Prep Time: 20 mins
Cook Time: 10 mins
Total Time: 3 hrs 30 mins
Servings: 12