Turkish Delight

Turkish Delight
Turkish Delight is a gluten free and dairy free recipe with 12 servings. This recipe covers 3% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One serving contains 298 calories, 3g of protein, and 4g of fat. Plenty of people really liked this side dish. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 3 hours and 30 minutes. If you have orange juice, granulated sugar, water, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it.

Instructions

1
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.
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2
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.
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3
Place over medium-low heat, and simmer, stirring gently, until very thick.
4
Remove syrup from heat, stir in orange juice mixture, vanilla, and pistachios.
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5
Sprinkle a 8x8-inch pan generously with confectioners' sugar.
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6
Pour the Turkish delight into the pan, and let cool in a cool, dry place (not the refrigerator) until set, 3 to 4 hours.
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7
When cool, sprinkle the top with another thick layer of powdered sugar.
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8
Cut into 1-inch squares, and dredge each well with confectioners' sugar. Store at room temperature in an airtight container.
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DifficultyExpert
Ready In3 hrs, 30 m.
Servings12
Health Score1
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