Meyer Lemon Turkish Delight Recipes

TURKISH DELIGHT (LOKOOM)

Steps:

• Mix gelatin, sugar and salt in a heavy pot.
• Add water.
• Bring to slow boil and simmer without stirring for 10 minutes.
• Remove from heat and stir in juice and rind.
• Add a few drops of food coloring.
• Taste for flavor; may add more juice.
• Pour into 8 inch square pan which has been rinsed in cold water but not dried.
• Chill overnight.
• Cut into squares and roll each in powdered sugar.

TURKISH DELIGHT

Steps:

• Soften gelatine in cold water.
• Add sugar to boiling water.
• Bring to boil.
• Stir in softened gelatine.
• Simmer, uncovered, 20 minutes.
• Add flavoring and coloring.
• Pour into ungreased, 8-inch square pan.
• Add nuts.
• Stir gently.
• Chill.
• When firm, invert onto cutting board.
• Cut into 1 1/2 inch cubes.
• Roll in confectioners' sugar.
• Store in a jar at room temperature.

LEMON DELIGHT

Steps:

• Mix flour, pecans, sugar and margarine and press into a 9x12x2 inch baking dish.
• Bake 15 minutes at 350 degrees.
• While crust cools, mix sugar, cream cheese and 1 cup of cool whip.
• Spread over cooled crust.
• Beat pudding as directed on package and spread over cream cheese mixture.
• Spread Cool Whip over pudding mixture and sprinkle with some chopped pecans for garnish, if desired.
• Refrigerate for at least 4 hours.
• Cut into squares to serve.

MEYER LEMON TURKISH DELIGHT

Steps:

• Soften the gelatin in the cold water.
• Combine the sugar, salt and hot water in a saucepan; heat to boiling, stirring constantly.
• Stir in the softened gelatin; turn the heat down and simmer, without stirring, for 20 minutes.
• Remove from the heat and stir in the grated rind and lemon juice, and a little yellow food coloring to tint the mixture, if desired.
• Let stand 3 minutes.
• Strain the mixture into a 8 x 4-inch loaf pan which has been rinsed with cold water.
• Let stand without disturbing until slightly jellied (to prevent filming the sides of the pan); then refrigerate overnight. Loosen around the sides of the pan with a wet spatula.
• Slip the spatula down one end and underneath the jellied mixture, then pull it out of the pan with your hands onto a surface liberally dusted with confectioner's sugar.
• Cut into 1-inch squares.
• Roll in confectioners' sugar to coat. Store in one layer in a tightly covered container at room temperature.
• The candies will stay moist for about 2 weeks.

TURKISH DELIGHT

Steps:

• Grease all of the insides of a 9 inch baking pan,then line with wax paper and grease the wax paper.
• In a saucepan, combine lemon juice, sugar and 1 1/2 cups water on medium heat.
• Stir constantly until sugar dissolves.
• Allow mixture to boil.
• Reduce heat to low and allow to simmer, when the mixture reaches 240°F on a candy thermometer, take off the heat and set aside.
• Mix in cream of tartar, 1 cup corn starch and remaining water into saucepan over medium heat.
• Stir making sure all lumps are gone allow the mixture to begin boiling.
• Stop stirring when the mixture has a glue like consistency.
• Mix in the lemon juice, water and sugar mixture.
• Stir constantly for around 5 minutes.
• Reduce heat to low. Allow to simmer for 1 hour, stirring frequently.
• Do Not let it burn or stick to the pan.
• When the mixture has become a golden color, mix in rosewater.
• Pour mixture into pan lined with wax paper.
• Make sure that it is spread out evenly in the pan and allow to cool overnight.
• When it has cooled overnight, sift together confectioners sugar and remaining cornstarch.
• Turn over baking pan onto clean counter or table and with a oiled knife cut into one inch pieces.
• Coat with confectioners sugar mixture.
• You can serve it immediately or store it in an airtight container in layers separated with wax or parchment paper.