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Saturday, December 4, 2010

Ratluk (Turkish delight)

Ingredients: 1 kg of sugar cubes + 750 ml water, 150g cornstarch + 1 liter cold water, juice of 1 lemon, bergamot (orange) extract (or mix of grapefruit and lime, or mix of grapefruit and  lemon), 125g boiled almonds (or walnuts, hazelnuts, peanuts, pistachios), almond oil, powdered sugar.

Preparation:
1. In a bowl mix cornstarch with cold water.
2. In a deep pot frizzle sugar until is brown, add water and cook over low heat until the sugar has melted. Remove from stove.
3. Pour the paste of flour stirring constantly (with wooden spoon) to avoid lumps.