Candied Edible Flowers Recipes

Steps:

• Beat egg whites until frothy. Add a couple of drops of vodka to help the flowers dry quicker.
• Using fresh picked flowers, paint each flower individually with beaten egg white using the artist's paintbrush.
• When thoroughly coated, sprinkle with fine sugar and place on the wire rack to dry. Flowers are completely dry when stiff and brittle to the touch.
• They should be free of moisture. This could take 12 to 36 hours, depending on humidity. To hasten drying, you may place the candied flowers in an oven with a pilot light overnight, or in an oven set at 150 degrees to 200 degrees F with the door ajar for a few hours.
• Store the dried, candied flowers in airtight containers until ready to use. They will keep for as long as a year.

Steps:

• In a small bowl, dissolve meringue powder in water. Lightly brush over all sides of flowers to coat completely. Sprinkle with sugar., Let dry on a waxed paper-lined baking sheet for 1-2 days. Use as a garnish for dessert.

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• To make these candied flower petals, whisk 1 pasteurized egg white with 1 teaspoon water; brush on both sides of your edible flower petals. Sprinkle the petals on both sides with superfine sugar, then let dry at room temperature, uncovered, overnight. Serve on ice cream or sorbet.

Steps:

• Brush petals with an egg white that is slightly beaten with a couple of drops of water.
• Hold the petal with a tweezer, and sprinkle with superfine sugar. Tap the tweezer to remove excess sugar.
• Remove to a rack to dry completely. Store in an airtight container.
• Sugared flowers can be made in advance and stored up to one month.

Steps:

• To prepare the edible flowers, apply sugar & egg white mixture gently on the edible flowers using a small brush.
• Sprinkle sugar over the flowers.
• Bake at 170F for 1 hour.
• To make donuts, whisk, egg, milk, vanilla, and sugar.
• Add flour.
• Zest in some lemon, add poppy seeds and mix with a spatula.
• Add melted butter, mix well.
• Pipe the donut batter into donut molds.
• Bake 350F for 15mins.
• To make donut icing, stir powdered sugar and lemon juice together.
• Dip the baked and cooled donuts, one by one, face down into the icing.
• Immediately place the candied edible flowers on top of the icing in any arrangement you wish.

Steps:

• Wash the flowers gently in cool water, and drain on paper towels.
• Trim off the white tips that attatch the petals to the stem.
• In a heavy saucepan, combine rose water and sugar.
• Bring to a boil.
• Submerge the flowers in the syrup and stir.
• Return to a boil then reduce heat to a gentle boil.
• Cook for 15 minutes.
• As soon as sugar begins to caramelize (it will turn light brown), remove pan from heat.
• Remove the flowers and set them on waxed paper.
• Refrigerate for 10 minutes.
• Peel candies off waxed paper and store them in an air-tight container.