Meyer Lemon Turkish Delight - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 (1/4 ounce) envelopes unflavored gelatin
1/2 cup cold water
2 cups sugar
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup hot water
2 large meyer lemons, juice and grated rind
yellow food coloring (optional)
confectioners' sugar

Preparation

Soften the gelatin in the cold water.
Combine the sugar, salt and hot water in a saucepan; heat to boiling, stirring constantly.
Stir in the softened gelatin; turn the heat down and simmer, without stirring, for 20 minutes.
Remove from the heat and stir in the grated rind and lemon juice, and a little yellow food coloring to tint the mixture, if desired.
Let stand 3 minutes.
Strain the mixture into a 8 x 4-inch loaf pan which has been rinsed with cold water.
Let stand without disturbing until slightly jellied (to prevent filming the sides of the pan); then refrigerate overnight. Loosen around the sides of the pan with a wet spatula.
Slip the spatula down one end and underneath the jellied mixture, then pull it out of the pan with your hands onto a surface liberally dusted with confectioner's sugar.
Cut into 1-inch squares.
Roll in confectioners' sugar to coat. Store in one layer in a tightly covered container at room temperature.
The candies will stay moist for about 2 weeks.