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Şekerpare

Şekerpare
TurkeyTurkish cuisine
This traditional Turkish dessert is called ‘şekerpare’ which means “a piece of sweetness.” These sweet, sticky and tender cookies are made from semolina, flour and powdered sugar that are baked golden brown and left to steep in sweet, …
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Şekerpare is one of the popular desserts in the Turkish cuisine. Mainly prepared by baking some soft balls of almond based pastry dipped in thick (optionally) lemon-flavored sugar syrup, şekerpare is pronounced "sheh-kehr-PAH-reh" in Turkish.