date: 2020-12-31T08:04:00.405Z image: https://img-global.cpcdn.com/recipes/b3ec45180845c13c2f7745ca13b35cce/751x532cq70/loukoumia-turkish-delight-or-lokum-recipe-main-photo.jpg thumbnail: https://img-global.cpcdn.com/recipes/b3ec45180845c13c2f7745ca13b35cce/751x532cq70/loukoumia-turkish-delight-or-lokum-recipe-main-photo.jpg cover: https://img-global.cpcdn.com/recipes/b3ec45180845c13c2f7745ca13b35cce/751x532cq70/loukoumia-turkish-delight-or-lokum-recipe-main-photo.jpg author: Edwin Poole ratingvalue: 4.3 reviewcount: 34566 recipeingredient: - "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" recipeinstructions: - "Dissolve the corn flour or niseste in 2 cups of water." - "Put the rest of the water, sugar and the gelatin in a pot and add the corn flour mixture." - "Place over heat and stir until it boils." - "Lower the heat and continue stirring for at least 15 more minutes." - "Remove from heat and add the almonds and the flower water." - "Let it cool, stirring every once in a while." - "Empty the mixture in a shallow tray (about the height of the loukoumi)." - "As soon as it cools completely cut into bites and dust them with icing sugar." categories: - Recipe tags: - loukoumia - turkish - delight katakunci: loukoumia turkish delight nutrition: 261 calories recipecuisine: American preptime: "PT40M" cooktime: "PT41M" recipeyield: "1" recipecategory: Dinner ---  Hey everyone, it's Louise, welcome to my recipe site. Today, we're going to prepare a distinctive dish, loukoumia (turkish delight or lokum). One of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I am going to make it a bit tasty. This will be really delicious. Loukoumia (Turkish delight or lokum) is one of the most well liked of current trending foods in the world. It's simple, it's fast, it tastes delicious. It is appreciated by millions daily. They're nice and they look fantastic. Loukoumia (Turkish delight or lokum) is something which I've loved my entire life. Turkish delight or lokum is a family of confections based on a gel of starch and sugar. Premium varieties consist largely of chopped dates, pistachios, hazelnuts or walnuts bound by the gel. Turkish Delight (Lokum) or Cyprus Delight (Loukoumia) is a confection made from starch and sugar. It is often flavored with rosewater, mastic or lemon; rosewater gives it a characteristic pale pink color. To get started with this recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can cook loukoumia (turkish delight or lokum) using 7 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you cook it. ##### The ingredients needed to make Loukoumia (Turkish delight or lokum): 1. Prepare 2 kg sugar 1. Prepare 2 l water 1. Prepare 2 cups corn flour or niseste (corn starch) 1. Make ready 12 gelatin sheets 1. Get 2 cups icing sugar 1. Make ready roasted almonds 1. Make ready flower water Sugar is boiled as much as it can be completely dissolved in water. In fact, doctors recommend the consumption of vanilla and cocoa delight. In Anatolian villages, lokum is used to improve wounds. Turkish delight - Loukoumi by the Greek chef Akis Petretzikis. ##### Steps to make Loukoumia (Turkish delight or lokum): 1. Dissolve the corn flour or niseste in 2 cups of water. 1. Put the rest of the water, sugar and the gelatin in a pot and add the corn flour mixture. 1. Place over heat and stir until it boils. 1. Lower the heat and continue stirring for at least 15 more minutes. 1. Remove from heat and add the almonds and the flower water. 1. Let it cool, stirring every once in a while. 1. Empty the mixture in a shallow tray (about the height of the loukoumi). 1. As soon as it cools completely cut into bites and dust them with icing sugar. In Anatolian villages, lokum is used to improve wounds. Turkish delight - Loukoumi by the Greek chef Akis Petretzikis. An easy recipe for this traditional treat with rosewater! Excludes foods containing gluten, such as wheat, barley, rye and their by-products. Lokum çok eski yıllardan beri Türk topraklarında üretilmekte olan bir Türk tatlısı olup dünyaca ''Turkish Delight'' olarak bilinmektedir. So that's going to wrap this up with this special food loukoumia (turkish delight or lokum) recipe. Thank you very much for reading. I'm confident you can make this at home. There's gonna be interesting food at home recipes coming up. Don't forget to save this page on your browser, and share it to your loved ones, friends and colleague. Thank you for reading. Go on get cooking!