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How to prepare delicious Turkish dessert Şekerpare ?

Şekerpare is a sherbet and dough dessert in Turkish cuisine, dating back to the Ottoman period.

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Published Date: 09:05 | 22 October 2024
Modified Date: 09:18 | 22 October 2024

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Ingredients
8.8 oz.Flour
4.4 oz.Butter
4 tbsp.+ 1 tsp.Confectioner's Sugar
2 tsp. Bakingpowder
1 tbsp.+1tsp.Semolina
1each Egg
1 oz. Hazelnuts

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Syrup
17.7 oz. Sugar
17 oz. Water

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Instructions
In order to make the syrup, heat the water and sugar together until the sugar melts.

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In a kitchen mixer, mix confectioner's sugar, baking powder, semolina, egg, and flour.

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Knead the flour. Divide into small balls (a little biggger than a walnut). Place on a tray and make it flat by pressing on it gently. Place a hazelnut in the middle. (Make sure to really stick it in).

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Place the tray in a 120C (approximately 250F) oven for 5 minutes then cook again at 170C (approximately 340F) until the tops are golden brown.

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Take the dessert out of the oven, and pour the hot syrup over it. Let it cool and absorb the syrup.