Turkish Delight 1
Grrrrrgh!
Course : Greek
From: HungryMonster.com
Serves: 1
 

Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
   2      cups          sugar
   2      tablespoons   cornstarch
   1      cup           water
     1/2  teaspoon      cream of tartar
   1      tablespoon    flavoring *
                        food coloring **
     1/2  cup           toasted nuts -- chopped ***
                        confectioners' sugar
 

Preparation:

* 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 220F 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.