情人節愛心美味食譜:DIY土耳其軟糖
Homemade sweets and candies are always a pleasure to make and to receive as a Valentine's Day gift.
在情人節到來之際，自制糖果和甜點，或者收到這樣一份禮物都是一件令人開心的事。A box of sugar-dusted, rose-scented Turkish Delight is something we often associate with Christmas but makes a perfect Valentine's Day gift packed into a box lined with waxed paper.
我們總以爲表面撒糖、有玫瑰花香的土耳其軟糖應該作爲聖誕禮物，但用蠟紙包進盒子裏後，它也是一份精美的情人節賀禮。You could also try adding pure lemon extract and a drop of yellow food colour in place of the rosewater and pink colouring.
你也可以嘗試添加純檸檬香精和一滴黃色食用色素，而不是玫瑰水和粉色色素。
食材： Turkish delight
土耳其軟糖Makes 20 pieces.
做20份。375g caster sugar
375克細白砂糖juice of 1 lemon
檸檬汁，用量爲一個檸檬25g gelatine powder
25克明膠粉100g cornflour
100克玉米粉25g icing sugar
25克糖粉2–3 teaspoons rosewater
2至3茶匙玫瑰水pink food-colouring paste
粉色食用色素製作方法： 1 50g shelled unsalted pistachios, roughly chopped
1 50克去殼的無鹽開心果，稍微切碎2 sunflower oil, for brushing the tin
2 葵花籽油，用來輕抹容器3 Tip the sugar into a medium-sized pan and add the lemon juice and 300ml of water. Stir over a low heat to dissolve the sugar, then bring gently to the boil.
3 把糖放進中等大小的平底鍋，加入檸檬汁和300毫升水。低溫將糖溶化，然後慢慢燒開。4 Mix the gelatine with 75g of the cornflour and 200ml water and add to the pan. Stir constantly until the gelatine has dissolved, then continue to simmer very gently for 20 minutes until thickened.
4 將明膠粉與75克玉米粉混合，加入200毫升水，放入鍋中。不停攪拌，直到明膠粉溶解。之後繼續小火慢燉20分鐘，直到變濃。5 Mix together the remaining cornflour and the icing sugar. Lightly oil a 20cm square baking tin to a depth of 4–5cm and line it with clingfilm. Lightly dust the clingfilm with some of the cornflour mixture, tipping out the excess.
5 將剩餘的玉米粉和糖粉摻在一起。在20平方釐米的烘烤聽罐裏輕抹一層油，深度大約4至5釐米，盤內襯一層保鮮膜。在保鮮膜上撒一層玉米粉和糖粉混合物，將多餘的部分擦掉。6 Remove the pan from the heat and set aside to cool. Add the rosewater, food colouring and pistachios and pour the mixture into the tin. Spread level and leave to cool for at least 4 hours or until completely set before cutting into squares and dusting with the rest of the icing sugar and cornflour mixture.
6 關火，放在一旁冷卻。加入玫瑰水、食用色素和開心果，將混合物倒入烘烤聽罐，平攤開，冷卻至少4小時，或待完全凝固。之後切成塊狀，抹上剩餘的糖粉和玉米粉。7 Stored in an airtight container, these will keep for about a week.
7 放入密封容器內，可保存大約一週時間。
