Turkish Delight

Directions

1. 1
   Make sugar syrup.
2. 2
   1 1/2 cups of water, add lemon juice & sugar & bring to a boil.
3. 3
   boil & stir using candy thermometer until it reaches 240F Fahrenheit
4. 4
   Turn off heat.
5. 5
   In another pot use 2 cups of water & add cream of tartar & corn flour.
6. 6
   whisk to get the lumps outs, then beat while bringing it to a boil.
7. 7
   Whip it into a gluey paste and turn off heat.
8. 8
   Add sugar syrup slowly a bit at a time to mixture & beat it until all sugar syrup is used.
9. 9
   scrape sides sown with a spatula
10. 10
    bring to a gentle boil (medium heat) while stirring.
11. 11
    Once boiling, turn heat down to simmer for one hour.
12. 12
    Stir frequently.
13. 13
    Turn off heat & add rose water
14. 14
    line 8 x 8 pan with oil & baking paper.
15. 15
    pour in mixture and let cool completely.
16. 16
    about 5 hours
17. 17
    sift 1 cup powdered sugar & 1/4 cup of corn starch into a large bowl.
18. 18
    Dust the turkish delight with icing sugar.
19. 19
    Turn out onto a surface dusted liberally with icing sugar.
20. 20
    remove the baking paper.
21. 21
    cut slab of turkish delight into squares using a pizza cutter or lightly oiled knife.
22. 22
    Put the squares of turkish delight into bowl of icing sugar & mix well.
23. 23
    store in Tupperware.
24. 24
    do not refrigerate.