Fustuqiyya (Pistachio Nougat, also al-Muqarraḍa)
Origin: Baghdad, Iraq
Source: Muḥammad ibn al-Ḥasan al-Baghdādī, 1226
Ingredients
- sugar
- sesame oil
- rose-water syrup
- honey
- starch
- pistachios
- pounded sugar
Instructions
- Prepare as for ṣābūniyya, but use pistachios instead of almonds.
- Leave on the fire an extra while, then spread on a smooth marble slab.
- When cooled, cut into bars and dust with finely pounded sugar.