Non-Evil Turkish Delight

INGREDIENTS

• 1 cup (130 g) confectioners' sugar
• 2 1/2 teaspoons (12 g) rosewater
• Cooking spray or vegetable oil
• 1 teaspoon (3 g) cream of tartar
• 1 cup (150 g) cornstarch
• 1/2 cup (120 g) water
• Pinch of cream of tartar
• 1/2 cup cornstarch sifted together with 1 cup confectioners' sugar
• 1/2 cup (175 g) honey
• About 1/4 cup confectioners' sugar, for dusting the cutting board
• 2 1/2 cups (600 g) water
• 2 cups (300 g) shelled roasted unsalted pistachios (if you can only find them raw, check out how to toast them yourself on page 284)
• 2 or 3 drops red food coloring (optional)
• 3 cups (575 g) granulated sugar