Almost all summers of my childhood were spent in Armutlu. We used to go to our house there at the beginning of summer and return at the end of summer a week before the schools opened.
At that time I was fond of food, but only as a eater. Those who know the area also know that there are many olive trees. I still can't get rid of the olive oil made with olives collected by the villagers from their own olive groves, homemade tomato paste and Turkish delight with walnuts.
It was always made from this morsel and served in feasts, weddings and circumcisions. The first question I ask when we go to visit during the holidays is do you have Turkish delight? would be :)
I wouldn't change the taste of the walnut Turkish delight made with pure olive oil for anything. The interesting thing is that when these Turkish delights go a little stale and harden a little, they are so good that it blows my mind.
When we stopped by my fathers yesterday, he said that he had collected a big bag of walnuts. When I said come on, you can make us something and bring them, my mother said I would like Turkish delight :) I couldn't do anything because the walnuts were fresh, but I bought walnuts from the nut shop and started preparing them as soon as I opened my eyes in the morning.
The fragrant smell that surrounded the house while it was cooking took me years ago. Now I'm on my way to pack the Turkish delights and take them to my moms.
If you are a fan of different flavors, I definitely recommend you to try it.
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Ingredients for Walnut Turkish Delight Recipe
- 5-5,5 glasses of flour
- 2 glass of warm water
- 2 tablespoon of dry yeast
- 2 sugar cubes
- 1 pinch of salt
- half a teaspoon of olive oil
For inside:
- 100 g walnuts
- 1 teaspoon of cinnamon
- 1,5 teaspoon of allspice
- 6 tablespoons of granulated sugar
To open the dough:
- 1 tea glass of olive oil
For the above:
- 3 tablespoons of molasses
- 2 tablespoons of water
How to Make Turkish Delight with Walnut Recipe?
- Add 2 tablespoons of yeast and 2 sugar cubes to 2 glasses of warm water and mix. Wait about 10 minutes for the yeast to activate. (Yeast will foam)
- Add 5 glasses of flour, half a tea glass of olive oil and 1 pinch of salt to the water and knead a soft dough. (If the dough is too sticky at this point, you can add half a glass of flour little by little)
- Cover the dough with a cloth and let it rest for 30 minutes.
- While the dough is resting, take walnuts, spices and sugar into the blender and mix for 1-2 turns. (don't let the walnuts crumble too much)
- Divide the 2-3 times dough into 3 parts. Take the first piece on the oiled counter, apply a little more olive oil on it and roll it out with the help of a roller.
- Spread one third of the stuffing on the rolled dough and roll it. Cut the roll into equal pieces.
- Do the same for the other two meringues and place the Turkish delight on the greased tray or cast iron pan.
- Cover and rest for 15 minutes.
- Before putting it in the oven, mix the molasses and water and brush it on the Turkish delights with the help of a brush. Bake in an oven preheated to 180 degrees until golden brown.
10- When it cools down, take it out of the container and serve.