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Kayısı tatlısı
Kayısı tatlısı: Malatya dried apricots poached in syrup and filled with cream
Malatya grows more apricots than anywhere else on earth, and its sweet shops make the most of the sun-dried fruit with kayısı tatlısı: plump dried apricots soaked, poached in a light syrup until glossy, then split and filled with thick kaymak and topped with bright green pistachio. They're served chilled in small dishes at the end of a meal or with coffee. Common mistake: boiling them hard, which bursts the skins; they need only a gentle simmer. Chef's tip: choose the soft, pale, whole dried apricots rather than the sulphured orange halves; they fill neatly and taste of honey.
- Total time
- 40 min
- Difficulty
- easy
- Serves
- 6
Ingredients
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Method
0/5 doneStep 1: Drain 10 ½ oz whole dried apricots, keeping 100 ml of the soaking water for the syrup.
Step 2: Bring 5 ½ oz sugar, 1 ¼ cups water and the saved soaking water to the boil, add the apricots and simmer gently for 15 minutes, until soft and glossy but whole.
15 minStep 3: Add 1 tsp lemon juice, take off the heat and let the apricots cool in the syrup. Lift out and drain.
30 minStep 4: Slit each apricot open along one side and fill with a small spoon of 5 ½ oz clotted cream or kaymak.
Step 5: Arrange cut side up, dip the cream side into 1 oz pistachios and drizzle with a little syrup. Chill until serving.
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 290 kcal
- Protein
- 3 g
- Carbs
- 46 g
- Fat
- 12 g
- Fibre
- 4 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does kayısı tatlısı take?
- About 40 minutes in total: 20 minutes to prepare and 20 minutes to cook.
- How many people does it serve?
- 6 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- Is it vegetarian?
- Yes. It has no meat or fish.
- Is it gluten free?
- Yes, as written. Check the labels on stock, sauces and spice mixes, which sometimes contain gluten.
- Can I make it ahead?
- Yes. It keeps well, so you can cook it earlier in the day or the day before and reheat it.
- What can I use instead of sugar?
- Caster sugar, same amount.
- What can I use instead of lemon juice?
- Lime juice, same amount.
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