Not Turkish Delight but Elderflower Delight

Oh my goodness I knew that I loved cooking and especially making sweets or desserts but not as much as when I tasted this delicious little square of loveliness.

I love the texture of turkish delight so you can imagine my 'delight' when i read about this treat last year and have been meaning to try it. I like to experiment and adapt all the information from existing recipes and came up with a quicker and tastier version to suit my sweet tooth. Instead of using the elderflower heads I used my homemade cordial instead. This is my recipe below and feel free to try it or experiment with the flavours yourself;

Elderflower Delight

400mls neat elderflower cordial

400mls water

200grams cornflower

Coating

110grams cornflower

90 grams icing sugar

Dilute the 400mls of the cordial with 200mls of the water and place in a pan. Mix the cornflower with the rest of the water and add to the pan. Bring slowly to the boil stirring all the time with a balloon whisk and after about 10-15 minutes the mixture starts to get a little more transparent and very gloopy !!

Take off the heat and whilst it is cooling for 5 minutes you can prepare your tray or dish. In a seperate bowl mix the coating ingredients together, grease the tray and liberally apply some of the coating mixture, making sure to cover all the inside of the tray. place the excess back into the bowl and set aside for later.

Tip or spoon the delight mixture into the tray and slowly and gently level out. Sprinkle with a little more of the coating mixture and place in the fridge for at least 3hours to set.

Once set, cut into cubes and individually cost each piece. I placed in a sealed container with an inlay of grease proof paper to keep them from being sticky. Enjoy :)

Going to try using wild dog rose petal syrup next instead of rose water as I do like a stronger, sweeter flavour. But this recipe can be adapted to make delights of any flavour you wish.

If you would like to learn more about my exploits foraging for free wild food and the recipes I have cooked with my herbs and grow your own then please have a look at some of my other posts :)

Finished elderflower delight

All packaged up