Eastern sweets is a tidy name that combines a huge number of the most varied sweets that have been created in the countries of the East for more than one millennium. They are confectionery, completely different in composition and cooking technology. It is believed that Afghanistan, Turkey and Iran have the largest selection of goodies. Very often, nuts, dried fruits, sunflower, sesame seeds, candied fruits, spices, raisins, honey, etc. are used for making oriental sweets. Today we have prepared for you an overview of the most popular and interesting recipes for sweets of the East, which include various nuts.
It is interesting
In ancient times, a product such as sugar was practically unavailable, and therefore all foods acquired the sweetness due to fruit juices and honey. Making this kind of dessert was considered a real art. Sweets had a rather high price and were available only to wealthy people.
In the history of oriental delicacies, a hot climate also played a role. The technology of their preparation is such that they can be stored for quite some time without any kind of cooling facilities. It is known that our beloved marshmallows, marshmallows, marmalade were first created in the East. Everyone knows the names of such delicacies as kozinaki, nougat, halva, baklava, sorbet and churchkhela. Let's look at the name of oriental sweets with nuts and how they can be cooked.
If you want to steal a girl’s heart, comfort a crying child or earn the respect of a gray-haired old man, just treat them to your favorite sweets
An old Arabic proverb.
Turkish delight pomegranate
Translated from Turkish, the name of this dessert sounds like “Turkish delight”. A treat can be made from starch, molasses (honey, sugar), water, sometimes coconut flakes - this is the so-called white Turkish delight. Walnut delight is widespread when whole or crushed nuts are added to such a mass.
To prepare oriental sweets with nuts per 5 persons, we need:
- 1 tbsp. pomegranate juice;
- 1.5 tbsp. hazelnuts;
- ½ tbsp sesame seeds;
- 800 g of sugar;
- 1 tbsp. corn starch;
- 2 tsp citric acid.
Put sugar, ½ part of the total amount of citric acid in a small saucepan, pour a glass of water. Warm up to thickening for half an hour. In another container, mix starch, 400 ml of water, juice and the remaining citric acid, bring to a boil and cook for 3-5 minutes. We combine the starchy mass and sugar syrup, keep the mixture on low heat for 30–35 minutes, it should turn into a homogeneous, smooth mass. Add sesame and nuts to the pan, mix and put the mass into the mold. We close the product with foil and put it in the refrigerator for one night. In the morning we cut the oriental sweet with nuts into cubes. By the way, the calorie content of such a dessert is quite large and amounts to 510 kcal / 100 g. You will need about 10 hours to cook.
Incmish
We offer you to cook oriental sweets with walnuts with the addition of raisins. Dessert belongs to the Uzbek cuisine and looks like a kind of candy. We will prepare:
- 1 tbsp. walnuts and raisins;
- 20-30 g of cookies;
- powdered sugar for sprinkling.
Black quiche, which has a slightly acidic taste, is also best for treats, moreover, it is more useful. We sort out the ingredients (nuts and raisins), rinse and dry, grind in a blender at high speed. We spread the mass in a container, if the mass is too liquid, add cookies to it. Form wet balls with the size of a walnut with wet hands and roll in powdered sugar well. The delicacy is ready!
Nougat - eastern white sweet with nuts
Traditionally, this favorite treat for many is made from honey or sugar, various types of roasted nuts and egg white. For cooking, take:
- 300 g of sugar;
- 100 ml of water;
- 100 grams of pistachios;
- 80 g of honey;
- one egg white.
How to cook?
Pistachios and other nuts provided for the preparation of nougat, fry in a dry pan. Separate one art. l sugar of the total amount and remove to the side. Pour the remaining sugar into the stewpan and pour water into it. We put on the stove and turn on the burner.
Please note: before the syrup boils, it is necessary that the sugar is completely dissolved.
After the syrup boils, it is necessary to choose a thermal regime so that the minimum boiling of the syrup is maintained.
Cook to a temperature of 110 ° C, then add honey and mix gently. After this, the syrup is cooked to a temperature of 135–137 ° C. Beat the protein with a spoonful of sugar and pour the finished syrup (130 ° C) into it with a thin stream with continuous whipping. Continue to beat until the mass thickens. Add nuts to the mixture. We cover the form with parchment and put nougat in it. We clean in a cool place and allow to cool completely.
Kozinaki
An unusual taste is possessed by oriental sweetness with nuts called kozinaki. Children especially like its taste. Let's cook some goodies.
- Pour a glass of sugar into a saucepan, send four glasses of water to it and boil until thick.
- Pour two glasses of nuts (almonds, peanuts) into the syrup, previously fried, mix, remove from heat and cool a little.
- We lay out the still warm mixture with an even layer on the film, then roll it out and leave it to cool completely.
- Cut the cooled mass into triangles or give any other shape.
Nuts sweets
Such desserts are prepared from fruit juices, butter, condensed milk, flour, sugar with the addition of almonds, peanuts, walnuts, hazelnuts and cashews. Oriental sweets with nuts include roasting, churchkhela, kozinaki, nougat and various cookies.
We advise you to prepare a dessert, which includes the following components:
- 1 cup of any nuts (peanuts, forest, etc.);
- 100 g oils;
- can of condensed milk;
- sesame.
Note that before preparing the dessert, which includes any nuts, they must first be fried. This procedure will make their taste better and enhance the aroma.
Cooking technology
Fry the nuts, and after they have cooled, we separate the husks from them. In a deep saucepan, dissolve the butter and combine it with condensed milk, cook until the mixture thickens. Carefully ensure that the mass is not digested, otherwise the confectionery is very hard. Remove the finished mixture from the heat, add nuts to it and mix very quickly. Immediately pour into a mold that was previously covered with a film. Level the surface and allow the mass to cool thoroughly. When this happens, cut the dessert into pieces and roll in sesame seeds.
Baklava with peanuts and pistachios
This delicacy is a multi-layer cake, which consists of sheets of the finest dough, smeared with oil. They are laid out in a baking dish in layers, between which chopped nuts, soaked in a syrup consisting of sugar, lemon, rose water. Consider how to cook such an oriental sweet with nuts and honey.
Cooking Tips
We chop the nuts separately in a blender, combine the peanuts with powdered sugar. Dissolve the oil in a pan and grease it with a mold. We spread a sheet of dough into it, abundantly soak it with oil and sprinkle with chopped peanuts. Alternate layers until the form is completely filled. Lubricate the last leaf with oil and sprinkle with pistachios and peanuts, cut into squares. Bake at 180 ° C for about 35 minutes. Put honey in a stewpan, fill it with 100 milliliters of water, bring to a boil and cook for 10 minutes. Pour baked goods with honey syrup, cover with foil and leave overnight. The calorific value of such baklava is 665 kcal / 100 g.