lekkergoed – My Whisk and I

This may not be the best looking fudge but on boy, it delivers on taste…!

100g butter
750g caster sugar
1 x 385g can condensed milk
150ml milk
2,5ml vanilla

Line a 20cm x 20cm baking tin with baking paper and set aside.
Add the butter, caster sugar and condensed milk to a medium-large saucepan and place over a medium to low heat.
Allow the butter to melt.
Turn the heat up to medium-high and simmer for 25 minutes while stirring regularly to prevent the mixture from sticking to the saucepan.
Remove the saucepan from the heat, add the vanilla and whisk for 5 minutes with an electric whisk. You are cooling the mixture down and want it to be really thick.
Pour the mixture into the prepared baking tin and level the top.
Set aside to cool for an hour and cut into squares.

It is best not to attempt making Turkish delight when rainy – the moisture in the air prevents the sweets from setting properly.

50ml water
45ml powdered gelatine
300ml water
100ml red grape juice, store bought
450g sugar
1ml citric acid (you will find it in the baking isle)
5ml rose water
50ml cornstarch
25ml icing sugar

Line a 28cm x 18cm container with plastic wrap. Leave an overhang of the plastic so that you can lift the Turkish delight out of the tin once it has set. (2 x 14cmx9cm Tupperware containers also work well)
Pour the 50ml water in to a small heatproof bowl and sprinkle the gelatine on top. Set aside for 5 minutes.
Pour the 300ml water and grape juice in to a small saucepan and set it over medium-high heat.
Add the sugar and citric acid and stir the mixture until the sugar is completely dissolved.
Bring it to a boil, turn the heat down to a simmer and cook for 20 minutes.
Melt the gelatine by placing it in the microwave for 5 second bursts at a time – it should be liquid.
Remove the grape juice mixture from the heat and drizzle in the melted gelatine . Mix well and set aside until the mixture is at room temperature.
Add the rose water, mix through and pour in to the prepared container.
Refrigerate for 8 hours.

Lift the Turkish delight from its container, pull off the plastic wrap and slice into even-sized squares.
Sift the cornstarch and icing sugar together and roll the Turkish delight in it.
Place it on a pretty serving dish and be the star of the show!!

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