Candied blossoms
4 Servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | cup | Sugar |
| ¾ | cup | Water |
| Confectioners' sugar | ||
| Rose or violet petals | ||
Directions
Select choice blossoms and petals; wash gently, then spread on flat plates to dry. Combine sugar and water; boil until spins a thread when dropped into ice water (230 to 234 degrees F on a candy thermometer).
Pour syrup into a bowl and place bowl on a bed of cracked ice. When syrup begins to crystallize, hold blossoms with tweezers and dip one at a time into syrup. Place petals on waxed paper to dry. As they harden, dust with confectioners' sugar.
Recipe By : "Aine.McManus" <mcmanus@...>, Gaelic List From: Western Mexican Cookbook
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