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.
4. Return to the stove and continue mixing constantly. Cook until the mixture thickens, until lumps begin to fall from the wooden spoon. Must not leak! When cooking, keep in mind, that mass must not be burned!
5. At the end of cooking add juice of 1 lemon and bergamot extract.
6. Boil the almonds, peel, dry and cut thinly lengthwise.
7. When the Turkish delight is cooked add almonds.
8. Spread almond oil in a deep pan, turn the pan to fully drain the excess oil, and pour warm Turkish delight. Place to 3-4 cm thickness.
9. Put it in a cool place and leave it to the thighs. Cut after 24 hours.
10. Cut into squares. Each square coat in powder sugar.

Sastojci: 1 kg secera u kockama + 750 ml vode, 150g gustina + 1 l hladne vode, sok od 1 limuna, ekstrakt bergamota (narandze) {ili mesavina grejpa i limete, ili mesavina grejpa i limuna), 125g obarenih badema (ili orasi, lesnici, kikiriki, pistaci), bademovo ulje, secer u prahu.

Priprema:
1. U posebnoj posudi izmesati gustin sa hladnom vodom.
2. Secer i vodu kuvati kao za slatko.
3. Kada je secer u serpi dobro uspinovan skinuti ga sa sporeta i sipati masu od brasna mesajuci neprestano da se ne bi stvorile grudvice.
4. Vratiti na sporet i nastaviti neprestano mesanje. Kuvati sve dok se masa ne zgusne toliko, da sa varjace otpada u grudvama. Ne sme da curi! Pri kuvanju strogo voditi racuna da masa ne zagori!
5. Pri kraju kuvanja u ratluk dodati sok od 1 limuna i ekstrat bergamota.
6. Kad je ratluk gotov dodati 125g obarenih, oljustenih, osusenih i tanko po duzini secenih badema.
7. Namazati bademovim ujem duboku tepsiju, okrenuti da ulje potpuno otkaplje, pa jos topao ratluk sipati unutra. Rastanjiti na 3-4 cm.
8. Staviti ga na hladno mesto da se stegne i seci posle 24 sata.
9. Seci na kocke. Svaku kocku uvaljati u prah secer.