Jessie's Turkish Delight

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• Easy

• Serves: 12
• Yield: 12 servings
• Ready in: 3 hours 30 mins (20 mins Prep - 10 mins Cook)

Ingredients

• 350ml water
• 600g caster sugar
• 3 tablespoons golden syrup
• 125ml orange juice
• 3 tablespoons grated orange zest
• 2 sachets unflavoured gelatin
• 100g cornflour
• 125ml cold water
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 100g chopped pistachio nuts
• icing sugar for dusting

Preparation method

1.   Bring 350ml water, sugar and golden syrup to the boil over medium-high heat in a large saucepan. Cook, stirring frequently, until the temperature reaches 115 degrees C on a sugar thermometer. Set aside and keep hot.
2.   Stir together orange juice and orange zest, sprinkle with gelatin, and set aside. In a small bowl, dissolve cornflour in 125ml cold water, then stir into hot syrup. Place over medium-low heat, and simmer, stirring gently, until very thick.
3.   Remove syrup from heat, stir in orange juice mixture, vanilla and pistachios. Sprinkle a 20cm tin generously with icing sugar. Pour the Turkish delight into the tin, and let cool in a cool, dry place (not the refrigerator) until set, 3 to 4 hours.
4.   When cool, sprinkle the top with another thick layer of powdered sugar. Cut into 2 to 3cm squares, and dredge each well with icing sugar. Store at room temperature in an airtight container.