Turkish sweets and drinks: baklava, künefe, sütlaç, ayran, tea

Turkish sweets are usually made with syrup, butter and nuts. Baklava is layers of yufka brushed with melted butter, with pistachios or walnuts. It is baked, the cold syrup is poured over it while hot, and it is left to soak for at least 2 hours. Künefe is a dessert of kadayıf strands and unsalted cheese. The kadayıf is rubbed with butter, laid under and over the cheese, baked, soaked in syrup and sprinkled with pistachios. Sütlaç is a milk rice pudding baked under the grill until it has a golden crust. Aşure is a porridge of wheat, chickpeas, beans, dried fruit and nuts. The proportions vary greatly between recipes. Drinks: ayran is made from yogurt, cold water and salt; the dilution differs between sources, from about 1 : 1.25 to 1 : 4. Tea is brewed in a double teapot: the upper one with the tea leaves steeps over the lower one for 10–15 minutes, then the tea is poured into small glasses and diluted with boiling water to taste. Sources: Yemek.com — Fıstıklı Baklava: https://yemek.com/tarif/fistikli-baklava-2/ Wikibooks — Cookbook:Baklava I: https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook:Baklava_I Yemek.com — Künefe: https://yemek.com/tarif/kunefe/ Yemek.com — Fırında Sütlaç: https://yemek.com/tarif/firinda-sutlac/ Wikipedia — Ashure: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashure Wikibooks — Cookbook:Ayran: https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook:Ayran_(Turkish_Yogurt_Drink) Wikipedia — Turkish tea: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkish_tea