Rakhat-lukum

Name: Rakhat-lukum
Cuisine: Russia
Ingredients: pinch of saffron powder; 1 teaspoon rose syrup; 2 teaspoons chopped lemon peel; 100 g (3½ oz) rice, wheat or maize flour; 100 g (3½ oz) icing sugar; 100 g (3½ oz) blanched almonds; 1 teaspoon vanilla essence; 3-4 tablespoons fruit purée; 1 kg (2 lb) sugar

Preparation info

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Ethnic Cuisines of our People

By William Pokhlebkin

Published 1978

About

Ingredients

1 kg (2 lb) sugar
100 g (3½

Europe
Russia
Dessert
Vegan
Eastern Europe

Method

Boil the sugar in 400 ml (14 fl oz) water into a syrup in a heavy pan. While still bubbling add it to the flour which has been mixed with 200