Turkish Delight recipe from scratch. It is made with a few simple ingredients and patience. Enjoy it either stuffed with nuts like pistachio or as it is.

Well, yes I’m that crazy to make Turkish Delight Recipe from scratch! Why do I bother to make this addictive Turkish treat when we can easily find it at any candy shop or even at markets? If you are a real foodie and if you have a strong interest in food, you just can’t beat the curiosity inside you about learning how something is made. So this homemade Turkish delight stuffed with ground pistachio came out of my culinary curiosity.

I do love that curiosity inside me. So do my family and friends! I’m sure they didn’t believe that I would succeed when I revealed my plan about trying homemade pistachio Turkish delight recipe. I must admit that it was a challenging one and I had to try it twice to reach the result I wanted. Please don’t get discouraged, it really is worth making especially if you are not living in Turkey. You will love it more than the Turkish delight you buy from a Middle East market or online.

Turkish Delight In Turkish Culture

To tell you the truth, people visiting Turkey from all around the world love this unique dessert way more than Turkish people do. Maybe because we have been enjoying it for ages, maybe because it’s everywhere here, it doesn’t get that much interest from us. We do love it with a cup of well prepared and foamy Turkish coffee though.

Making Turkish Delight Recipe

Saying not easy, I don’t mean that it’s a laborious recipe. The hard thing is that you should watch it closely and stir frequently when it starts to thicken, so you shouldn’t go out of the kitchen for long. Also, you should take it from heat at the right time when it’s neither too silky nor too stiff.

Turkish delight is often sold in small cubes plain or containing nuts. You might also see the ones stuffed with ground pistachio, walnut or hazelnut. I will be sharing the recipe of that stuffed one in this post. If you want yours plain, just leave the stuffing step out and cut it into cubes.

What Kind Of A Pan To Use

You should decide on the pan before starting to make your pistachio Turkish Delight. It should be a deep one to give your Turkish delight enough thickness. I used a 24x15cm deep pan for these measurements. Line it with parchment paper and brush it with almond oil. Why almond oil? It doesn’t have a strong taste, so you will not feel it when eating your Turkish delights.

We need a key ingredient for making this Turkish delight recipe: cream of tartar. I had no idea where I could find it before. I couldn’t find it at supermarkets here as I expected. I searched on the web and I learnt that I could find it at herb and spice shops which we call “aktar”.

You can imagine how much I thank to the seller when I finally bought my cream of tartar. I was ready to make my own Turkish delight now!

In a typical Turkish delight recipe, rose water is like a must, but I didn’t use it as I don’t like its scent much. I used a little red food coloring, but it’s optional. It has a very nice glittering color without the food coloring, so you can just leave it that way.

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