Loukoumia (Turkish delight or lokum). 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.

Turkish delight (lokum) is a traditional Turkish candy. This recipe is very poplar and you can find this candy in different colors, flavors and with. Turkish delight is made with citric acid, sugar, starch, food coloring and aroma. You can have Loukoumia (Turkish delight or lokum) using 7 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Loukoumia (Turkish delight or lokum)

Prepare 2 kg of sugar.
Prepare 2 l of water.
You need 2 cups of corn flour or niseste (corn starch).
You need 12 of gelatin sheets.
It's 2 cups of icing sugar.
It's of roasted almonds.
It's of 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.

Loukoumia (Turkish delight or lokum) instructions

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..

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. Buna rağmen son yıllarda Güney Kıbrıs'ın Türkiye'den önce Avrupa Birliğine (AB) girmesi ile Türk lokumu AB içinde ''Cyprus Delight'' yani ''Kıbrıs lokumu'' olarak tescil. Turkish Delight (Lokum) or Cyprus Delight (Loukoumia) is a confection made from starch and sugar.