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(PENMART01) wrote:

> >My sister always added rose water to the syrup in hers and it was quite
> >good, but I did some googling.
> >
> >Rosewater is normally added to Turkish delight, not baklava.
> >
> >K.
>
> Rosewater is used in many recipes extensvely throughout the middle east...
> used
> often in both baklava and in Turkish delight, but just as often omited from
> both. Turkish delight is essentially a middle eastern gum drop but cut into
> squares, more often flavored with various fruit juices and also variously
> colored. Sometimes nuts are added, usually pistachios, but I like it without
> nuts, I think the nuts ruin the velvety texture.... when properly made it is
> truly delightful, difficult to stop eating. I also prefer baklava without
> rosewater, and don't like it at all with walnuts... much prefer it with
> pistachios.
>
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That's a second vote for Pistachios now!
I'll have to share that with sis'.

Since Pecans are prolific in this part of texas,
we've just used them instead of Walnuts.

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K.

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