Loukoumia (Turkish delight or lokum)

Name: Loukoumia (Turkish delight or lokum)
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 2 kg sugar; 2 l water; 2 cups corn flour or niseste (corn starch); 12 gelatin sheets; 2 cups icing sugar; roasted almonds; flower water

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A loukoumi and a glass of cold water... is there any better treat?

Recipe by roulaan

A loukoumi and a glass of cold water... is there any better treat?

Recipe by roulaan

Cookpad Greece @cook_8238176

Greece

A loukoumi and a glass of cold water... is there any better treat?

Recipe by roulaan

A loukoumi and a glass of cold water... is there any better treat?

Recipe by roulaan

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Ingredients

2 kgsugar
2 lwater
2 cupscorn flour or niseste (corn starch)
12gelatin sheets
2 cupsicing sugar
roasted almonds
flower water

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Steps

1

Dissolve the corn flour or niseste in 2 cups of water.
2

Put the rest of the water, sugar and the gelatin in a pot and add the corn flour mixture.
3

Place over heat and stir until it boils.
4

Lower the heat and continue stirring for at least 15 more minutes.
5

Remove from heat and add the almonds and the flower water.
6

Let it cool, stirring every once in a while.
7

Empty the mixture in a shallow tray (about the height of the loukoumi).
8

As soon as it cools completely cut into bites and dust them with icing sugar.