Almost everyone knows that Turkish cuisine is rich in unforgettable taste of sweets. Both children and adults love them. Writing is especially delicious. What is it, we will consider below. This delicacy is a ball of thin thread that is made from flour with sugar, nuts, sesame and other additives, previously fried. The food is similar to halva and cotton candy, in appearance it resembles a skein of thread and has a sweet taste. It was traditionally prepared by the housewives, but at present it is mainly produced in factories.
Modern time
Together with other traditional sweets, Turkish writing is sold in the streets in Turkey. Factories that produce goodies deliver it to company stores. In our country, writing can be purchased at some stores where the treat is delivered from Turkey or prepared by Russian confectionery companies.
A bit of history
The birthplace of this sweet is the Turkish city of Izmit, where the master Hayri first prepared a treat that everyone liked. When it was delivered to the Ottoman palace, it received the name "Shed Helvasi", which in translation into Russian means "Palace Halva". Previously, writing girls (what we already know) used young girls in Ramadan for gatherings. They sat around a large table where the delicacy was located, and told various interesting stories. Turkish halva entered the trade thanks to the confectioner Agopa, but during the war he left his confectionery, and the former accountant Ibrahim began to take up his craft. He created pismani from flour and thick syrup, which appeared after a long boiling of water and granulated sugar.
How to prepare writing in Turkey
In this country, a special halva (writing) has several varieties, it all depends on the sugar content in it and the form in which the sweet is served. So, in the form of baklava they serve food with fifty-six percent of the sugar content, and in the square form they make a treat with a sugar content of fifty percent.
To prepare it, you must perform the following steps:
- water, granulated sugar and citric acid are mixed in a cauldron, the mixture is boiled for twenty-five minutes;
- the flour is fried and transferred to an apparatus that heats it for twenty minutes;
- then it is scattered with a thin layer on a tray, poured with syrup and set aside for fifteen minutes;
- the mass is collected in a heap and beat for about three minutes (during which time it should turn white);
- She is laid out on a tray with special movements, thanks to which the threads are obtained (about five people are engaged in this).
Also, writing (what it can be read above) can be prepared with the addition of coffee and almonds. The preparation of this unusual treat requires special skill and tremendous work.
East sweet at home
The preparation of this dish requires the presence of four to seven people, so in eastern countries the whole cooking process is fully automated. But there are still those who cook pismania at home.
Ingredients:
- 1 kilogram of granulated sugar;
- 1 tablespoon of lemon juice or a pinch of citric acid;
- 1 kilogram of flour;
- 250 grams of butter;
- 400 grams of water.
Cooking
Making the writing, the recipe of which we are considering, is not easy. First, the butter is melted on a fire to a boil, flour is added in portions, stirring constantly, and set aside. Water is poured into the container, granulated sugar is added and boiled, stirring. After boiling, put citric acid or juice and cook until the mass becomes viscous. Then they take a round tray, grease with oil and pour the syrup, set aside for a while so that it cools, but remains warm. It is then collected by hands, wrinkled, made of it a ring. Flour is poured onto the table, put a syrup ring in it and begin to twist it, constantly kneading and leveling, until all the flour is over. Then the mass is crushed into pieces, packaged in portions and served.
Beneficial features
The goodness of such a treat as writing (which everyone knows in Turkey) is that it contains a lot of carbohydrates, vitamins, as well as magnesium, zinc, potassium and other useful elements. For lovers of sweets, this dish can replace chocolate, because it has much more benefit and exactly the same amount of sweetness.
Writing man is not recommended for people with obesity and diabetes. The calorie content of this oriental sweet is four hundred forty-five kilocalories per hundred grams of the product.
Reviews
Many lovers of sweets note that writing is like cotton candy for adults. They claim that this variety of halva, which rolls in glomeruli, has an interesting taste, so everyone will like it. It can be found in Turkish bazaars, and in our country - in specialized stores, on shelves next to baklava, Turkish delight and halva. Those who were lucky enough to try this oriental delicacy, argue that it must be tasted by everyone in order to understand how oriental masters are responsible for the cooking process.