How can I make turkish delight without rose water?

Question

How can I make turkish delight without rose water?

Answer 1

here you are: - no rose water required

Rose Water is a clear liquid, distilled from fresh rose petals. It is a flavoring that can be subtle when used lightly or soapy when added with a heavy hand. To make rose water: Collect the petals from 3-4 full rose heads that have not been treated with pesticides. Place in a saucepan with 1 pint of water. Heat gently until the petals are transparent, do not boil. Cool mixture, strain, pressing liquid out of petals. Refrigerate up to one week.

RECIPE 1:

3 envelopes unflavored gelatin

2 cups sugar

1/8 teaspoon salt

1 cup water( or add some rose water to make up cup)

1 tablespoon lemons or orange juice

1 teaspoon lemons or orange rind, grated

food coloring

powdered sugar

Directions

1Mix gelatin, sugar and salt in a heavy pot.

2Add water.

3Bring to slow boil and simmer without stirring for 10 minutes.

4Remove from heat and stir in juice and rind.

5Add a few drops of food coloring.

6Taste for flavor; may add more juice.

7Pour into 8 inch square pan which has been rinsed in cold water but not dried.

8Chill overnight.

9Cut into squares and roll each in powdered sugar.

recipe 2

8 envelopes unflavored gelatin

2 cups granulated sugar

1 cup water

1/8 teaspoon salt

1/2 cup undiluted frozen orange juice concentrate

1 cup finely chopped nuts

powdered sugar

Directions

1Put the gelatine and 2 cups sugar in a large saucepan.

2Add the water and the salt.

3Heat and stir until sugar and gelatine are dissolved.

4Simmer 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.

5Remove from heat and stir in the frozen orange juice concentrate.

6Chill, sitrring occasionally, until slightly thickened.

7Stir in the finely chopped nuts.

8Rinse an 8-inch square pan with cold water.

9Turn mixture into the pan and chill until firm.

10Unmold on a board dusted with powdered sugar.

11Cut candy into squares and roll it in additional powdered sugar.

12Store candy in refrigerator in airtight container.

Answer 2

hey!!! Do you know that's applets and cotlets? You can google the applet and cotlet factory and have some shipped to you. It's yummy.

They also make traditional flavors, but I like the pineapple and the apricot.

Answer 3

Title: TURKISH DELIGHT

  Categories: Candies, Turkish

       Yield: 1 servings

  

       2 c  Sugar

       2 tb Cornstarch

       1 c  Water

     1/2 ts Cream of tartar

       1 tb Flavoring *

            Food coloring **

     1/2 c  Toasted nuts, chopped ***

            Confectioners' sugar

  

   * Flavorings: rose, mastic, strawberry, orange or

   lemon. ** Food coloring: red, yellow, green or orange

   (depending on flavoring used) *** Nuts: almonds or

   pistachios

  

   Dissolve sugar and cornstarch in water.  Add cream of

   tartar.  Boil to 220 degrees F.  Cover pot the last 5

   minutes.  Add flavor and food color.  Add nuts.

  

   Pour into oiled shallow pan.  When cool, cut into

   squares and roll each piece in sifted powdered sugar.

   Store in plastic bag.

Answer 4

Turkish Delight Recipe

  



  

  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 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 orange 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 5

Turkish delight just isnt very delightful without the rosewater! The fragrant perfume of the rosewater just enhances the whole experience!  The rosewater provides a floral taste and aroma simultaneously!!  That's the key to great Turkish delight!