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Turkish Delights

June 13, 2011 8 Comments

The first time I heard about Turkish Delights was probably fourth grade, when I was reading “The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe.” The White Witch gives Edmund Pevensie some Magical Turkish Delights, and he gets so hooked on the stuff that he betrays his siblings  later in the story just to get another taste. I remember reading that and thinking the fourth grade equivalent of “that must be some good sh*t!”

The book didn’t really describe how Turkish Delights looked or tasted, but I just always assumed that they were chocolate. I mean, a magical candy good enough to cut through bonds of blood loyalty? Must be chocolate. Maybe with some caramel and mousse cream  and candied nuts. Imagine my disappointment when I discovered, years later, that Turkish Delights are not, in fact, chocolate candies, but actually lemon and rose-water flavored jelly confections made from sugar and starch. Sigh. Another dream dashed. I don’t even like jelly candies!

My dad, however, does like them. And, he’s apparently a fiend for Turkish Delights. A family friend gave my parents a few boxes of the stuff when they were in Europe a while back, and he demolished the candy in record time. So, no brainer, I decided to make some homemade Turkish Delights for Father’s Day. I didn’t have lemon extract or rose-water (I don’t even begin to know where to buy rose-water), so I opted for raspberry flavoring instead. Not super traditional, but whatever — tasted fine to me. And more importantly, my dad liked them. A lot. He ate half a plate after lunch today and looked pretty happy with the extra tin of candies I gave him to take home. He even asked me to give the recipe to my mom so that she could make them for him regularly in the future. Awesome.

Happy Father’s Day, Dad! Love you 🙂

Recipe can be found here, courtesy of the Sprinkle Bakes blog.

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Filed Under: Candy, Dessert, Snack

Comments

  1. yumzilicious says

    June 13, 2011 at 8:06 am

    These look super! I'm going to try them sometime. Also, rosewater is available at Indian grocery stores. 🙂

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  2. At Home with Rebecka says

    June 13, 2011 at 2:46 pm

    I found you via Foodgawker…beautiful photo! I've always wanted to make these now I have some true inspiration to get into the kitchen and try your recipe!

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  3. Katie says

    June 13, 2011 at 3:05 pm

    These are so pretty! I think I'd be a bit intimidated to make these though. I need to stop being a pansy. 🙂

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  4. justputzing says

    June 13, 2011 at 11:39 am

    Ohh thanks! I would never gave thought to look at an Indian grocery store 🙂

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  5. justputzing says

    June 13, 2011 at 2:53 pm

    Thanks, Rebecka! It's such an easy recipe — microwave only!

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  6. justputzing says

    June 13, 2011 at 3:09 pm

    Nooo, Katie, these are so easy. Water + corn starch + sugar + microwave! If I can do it, you can. Just make sure to check your batter every minute or so if your microwave is as super-powered as mine. Otherwise you'll have a hell of a sticky mess to clean up ;p

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  7. Sam says

    June 13, 2011 at 7:58 pm

    And I always thought they looked like turkey. I stand corrected.

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  8. pineapplebread says

    June 23, 2011 at 3:11 am

    Tiiiiina~~! i LOVE turkish delight! I saw the recipe on Sprinkle Bakes a while back and really wanted to make it. Hm… maybe I'll do that instead of studying for this stupid thing called the bar… 😀

    ~Jeanne

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