What is Turkish Delight and how do you make it?

Question

I know this is silly but I was watching the Chronicles of Narnia and had never heard of turkish delight and have tried to find a recipe for it but can't.

Answer 1

i love turkish delight! yummy

it is really fruit paste...

i will give you the recipe I have

2 very heavy pots..

in 1 pot 2 tbs watere
3/4 c liquid fruit pectin

stir in 1/2 tsp baking soda

the soda will cause foaming...do not worry

in the 2nd pot...1 cup light corn syrup
3/4 c sugar

put both pans on highheat. stir alternating..3-5 minutes until foaming has ceasedi n the pectin pot and other pot is boiling.

gradually while stirring the corn syrup mixture pour the pectin mixture into it. continue stirring and boilingand add during the next min. 1/4 cup of any jelly--apple, currant, apricot, raspberry, peach..etc

remove from heat and stir in

1 tbs lemon juice. (and 1/2 c broken nutmeats..optional)

pour in 8x8 pan room temp for 3 hours..when its very firm..sprinkle with powdered/confectioners sugar...release onto a sugared tray.

let them stand another 12 hours...

you can dip in chocolate...remove excess sugar first...ENJOY

Answer 2

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Turkish Delight is a jellied candy typically flavored with rose water.

Turkish Delight


rind of 1 medium lemon
rind of 1 medium orange
1/4 cup (2 fl oz) orange juice
2 tablespoons lemon juice
3 cups caster sugar (superfine)
1/2 cup (4 oz) water
2 tablespoons gelatine
1 cup (8 fl oz) water, extra
2/3 cup cornflour (cornstarch)
3-4 drops orange or rose flower water
red food colouring
1/2 cup icing (confectioners) sugar

Line base and sides of a deep 17 cm (6 3/4 inch) square cake tin
with aluminum foil, leaving edges overhanging. Brush foil with oil
or melted butter. Remove white pith from rinds.

Combine rinds, juices, sugar and water in large heavy-based pan.
Stir over medium heat without boiling until sugar has completely
dissolved. Brush sugar crystals from side of pan with a wet pastry brush. Bring to boil, reduce heat slightly and boil without stirring for 5 minutes or boil until a teaspoon of mixture dropped into cold water forms long threads, or if using a sugar thermometer it must reach 105 C (221 F). Combine gelatine with 1/2 cup (4 fl oz) extra water in bowl. Stir over hot water until dissolved. In separate bowl combine cornflour with remaining water, mix until smooth.

Add gelatine and cornflour mixtures to sugar syrup. Stir over medium heat until mixture boils and clears. Stir in flower water and a few drops red food colouring. Strain mixture into tin; refrigerate over night. When set peel off foil and cut into squares. Roll in icing sugar.

Answer 3

a turkish delight is a type of chocolate. i tried one from my box-of-chocolate present. it has a weird taste to it. not gross. but not pleasent either. it needs an acquired taste to enjoy it i suppose. i'm not exactly sure what it is, but it's some sort of sugary jelly middle coated in chocolate. i suppose you can find it at major gourmet chocolate shops.

Answer 4

You can actually buy them at the store, I think Giant Eagle has them. However, they are NASTY little things. Everyone that I know of who's had them, including myself, thinks they're just...really gross.