Description
Loukoumi is the Greek name for Turkish Delight. It is enjoyed throughout Greece, where people make it in their own kitchens or buy it from specialty candy shops. Learn to make it at home with this simple, but delicious recipe.
Ingredients
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- 3 tablespoons powdered gelatin
- 1/2 cup cold water
- 2 cups sugar
- 1/2 cup hot water
- 1 orange (grated rind, juice of)
- Orange food coloring (organic preferred)
- Pistachio nuts or toasted almonds (optional)
- Confectioner’s sugar
Instructions
- Soften gelatin in the cold water.
- In a sauce pan combine sugar and hot water and heat to boiling.
- Add softened gelatin in water, and simmer for 20 minutes.
- Add orange juice, rind and coloring.
- Stir and cool for handling.
- Strain into a loaf pan. Pan should be large enough so that mixture is an inch below lip of the pan.
- Stir in nuts, if desired.
- Chill until firm in fridge.
- Turn out of pan onto a board.
- Cut into one inch cubes and roll in confectioner’s sugar. You can thin the sugar with cornstarch if desired.
- Category: Candy
- Cuisine: Greek