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Lokum (Turkish Delight)

15 + 60 min 30 servings Medium

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Ingredients

  • Sugar
  • Cornstarch
  • Water
  • Rose water
  • Lemon juice
  • Pistachios
  • Powdered sugar

Instructions

  1. 1

    Cook sugar syrup.

  2. 2

    Make cornstarch mixture.

  3. 3

    Combine and cook stirring constantly for 1 hour.

  4. 4

    Add rose water and pistachios.

  5. 5

    Pour into dusted pan.

  6. 6

    Cool overnight, cut into cubes, dust with powdered sugar.

🌍 Cultural Info

Lokum has been made in Istanbul since the 1770s by confectioner Hacı Bekir, whose shop still operates today.