Parvarda Candy with Flour
Make homemade candy with this simple recipe. Parvarda — a traditional Central Asian pulled-sugar candy — makes a wonderful sweet gift for the holidays. A treat made by hand and with love is beyond praise. These candies aren't hard to make; the key is cooking the syrup just right. If it's over- or undercooked, the syrup won't be elastic and stretchy, which affects the final result. The finished syrup should be a color like refined oil.
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Parvarda Candy with Flour
Nutrients and energy value of the composition of the recipe
By weight of the composition:
Proteins 6 %
2 g
Fats 0 %
0 g
Carbohydrates 94 %
34 g
145 kcal
GI:
0
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0
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100
- Choose a small non-stick saucepan (a sauté pan works too). Pour the sugar into it and add the water. 2. Set the pan over low heat and cook the syrup. Once the sugar crystals dissolve, squeeze in the juice of half a lemon. Make sure the juice is clean — no pulp and, of course, no seeds. 3. Cook the caramel until it takes on a beautiful amber color, like unrefined vegetable oil. 4. Now the syrup needs to cool. Grease a bowl with butter and pour the syrup into it. Set that bowl inside a larger one filled with cold water — this helps the syrup cool faster. 5. Cool the caramel to body temperature. It will become soft and pliable, like modeling clay. Move it to a flour-dusted work surface and coat it in flour. 6. With your hands, poke a hole in the center and stretch the caramel into a ring. Then twist it into a figure-eight and fold it back into a ring. Stretch and twist again. Repeat this many, many times — at least 20 to 25. It's hard work and takes real effort. 7. When the caramel turns into a coil of thin strands, like long noodles, you can cut them. Use a sharp knife to cut them into small pillows. Leave the candies as they are, or tint them with food coloring. 8. Place the finished candies in a small container and cover with a paper towel. Let them rest for four hours. After that, store the candy in a tightly sealed glass or plastic container. Share them with family and friends. Happy tasting!
Caloric content of the products possible in the composition of the dish
- Lemon - 16 kcal/100g
- Lemon zest - 47 kcal/100g
- Fortified whole durum wheat flour - 333 kcal/100g
- All-purpose whole durum wheat flour - 364 kcal/100g
- Coarse wheat flour (krupchatka) - 348 kcal/100g
- Flour - 325 kcal/100g
- Granulated sugar - 398 kcal/100g
- Sugar - 398 kcal/100g
- Water - 0 kcal/100g
- Food coloring - 0 kcal/100g
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