Confectionary for bloke?

TNG

rosy wrote:

Have you got any baking parchment?

:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

you don't know MrBE very well, do you?

Toxic_Lemon

Twinny99 wrote:

That receipe looked a nightmare ToxicLemon! I think it would be best to stick to Frys turk delight in the sexy pinky purple wrapper :rotfl:

It's identical to the one Mr BE is doing!!! :eek: It's not that bad, to be honest. It's only boiling a sugar syrup and adding corn flour. Pretty simple, really.

mrbadexample

rosy wrote:

Have you got any baking parchment? ( it's like a very non stick greaseproof paper for lining cake tins ) If you have some, I would cut it to the size of the tin or pan you are using and line the tin or pan with that. The turkish delight should come off that easily enough and won't stick to the tin.

Edited to add - I've just looked up on the internet and found another turkish delight recipe - it says to line the tin with cling film and then lightly oil the cling film ( I would use a plain sunflower oil, not olive oil or stuff with a strong flavour as it might give you odd tasting turkish delight ) - but that could work as a lining if no baking parchment available! )

Predictably, no baking parchment. I have greasproof paper and cling film though - the cling film looks favourite at the moment!

Toxic_Lemon

mrbadexample wrote:

.... the cling film looks favourite at the moment!

Hence why I suggested it! I'm starting to get the feel of you now!

mrbadexample

Toxic_Lemon wrote:

Pretty simple, really.

Oh good. You've just been nominated as chief helper!

How am I going to gauge the boiling sugar mixture - I have no thermometer? What, exactly, is the "soft-ball" stage?

TNG

Toxic_Lemon wrote:

I'm starting to get the feel of you now!

Oh, he is SO going to like you!!!!

Toxic_Lemon

mrbadexample wrote:

Oh good. You've just been nominated as chief helper!

How am I going to gauge the boiling sugar mixture - I have no thermometer? What, exactly, is the "soft-ball" stage?

Get a saucer of COLD water (or a bowl). After a while, pour about a teaspoon of mixture into the saucer, let it sit for a few seconds and then try to form a soft ball with your fingers.

Do this fairly regularly because a couple of minutes extra boiling can really change the consistency. You don't want the ball not forming properly and splurging into the cold water, but you don't want it so that you can easily pick it up. Somewhere in between. A 'soft' ball.

jobbingmusician

Toxic_Lemon wrote:

I'm starting to get the feel of you now!

Do you 2 need to get a room? (Maybe one with an oven in - or are things hot enough already? )

Toxic_Lemon

Ooh, another tip: change the water after each soft ball 'test'. And shortly after you start boiling, add some to some cold water regularly. You know it isn't ready but it will start to give you a feel of what it's like and over the time, you will fell how it changes.

Toxic_Lemon

jobbingmusician wrote:

Do you 2 need to get a room? (Maybe one with an oven in - or are things hot enough already? )

Ooh I don't know what you mean!