What are the Ingredients of Pişmaniye (Forty Mustache)?
5 kg flour
6 kg of sugar
1 kg of butter
3-4 g lemon salt
water
How to Make Pişmaniye
Add sugar, lemon salt, and enough water to cover it in a large pot. Allow to boil over medium heat. Remove from heat 15-20 minutes after boiling. It is poured onto a marble floor. It is continuously shaped into a circle and pulled and released until it does not burn the hand. In this way, it becomes white. On another side, put the butter in a large pot and heat it over medium heat. Flour is added into it. Stir and roast for 1-1.5 hours until it turns white. It is then removed from the fire and allowed to cool enough to be touched. Place the sugar in a circle around the dough in the middle of a large tray. The dough is started to be squeezed by turning it by hand so that the sugar mixes with it. It is done by imece method with 2-3 people. In order for the pismaniye to be thin, this process must be repeated many times (on average 25-30 times). The resulting pistachio is cut into a length of 35-40 centimeters and folded in half and bent. The pismaniye is ready to be served. Pişmaniye should be stored in a moisture-free environment.
Source: Ankara Governorship Provincial Directorate of Culture and Tourism Ankara Foods (2012)
Source: Ankara Local Flavors, Ankara Governorship Provincial Culture and Tourism Directorate
