This traditional Turkish dessert is made with sugar, water, and starch. It is usually served in small cubes dusted with icing sugar or chopped nuts. It has a soft, chewy texture and a sweet, rose-like flavor.
Ingredients
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1 cup sugar
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1 cup water
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0.5 cup starch
dessert
turkish
sweet
Traditional
dessert
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- short description
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Mix the sugar and water together in a saucepan and bring to a boil.
Add the starch and stir until the mixture becomes thick and glossy.
Pour the mixture into a greased baking dish and let cool.
Cut into cubes and dust with icing sugar or chopped nuts.
- detailed description
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Put the sugar and water in a medium-sized saucepan and bring to a boil over medium-high heat.
Reduce the heat to low and simmer for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Add the starch and continue to stir until the mixture becomes thick and glossy.
Remove the pan from the heat and pour the mixture into a greased baking dish.
Let cool for 30 minutes and then cut into cubes.
Dust with icing sugar or chopped nuts to serve.
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