Cardamom Fudge Recipe | Afghan Recipes
How to prepare "cardamom fudge"
cardamom fudge (sheer payra — afghanistan)
this fudge is used to celebrate festive occasions.
2 cups granulated sugar
2/3 cup milk
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons light corn syrup
2 tablespoons butter or margarine
1/2 teaspoon ground cardamom
1/4 cup chopped walnuts
1/4 cup chopped pistachios
cook sugar, milk, salt and corn syrup in 2-quart saucepan over medium heat, stirring constantly, until sugar is dissolved. cook, stirring occasionally, to 240 degrees f on candy thermometer. remove from heat. add margarine. cool mixture to 120 degrees f without stirring. (bottom of pan will be lukewarm.)
add cardamom; beat vigorously and continuously until candy is thick and no longer glossy, 5 to 10 minutes. (mixture will hold its shape when dropped from spoon.) quickly stir in nuts. spread mixture in buttered 9 x 5-inch loaf pan. let stand until firm. cut into 1-inch squares.
