Hello everybody, it’s Jim, welcome to our recipe site. Today, I will show you a way to make a distinctive dish, dandelion honey. It is one of my favorites. This time, I am going to make it a little bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Dandelion honey isn't honey made by bees, but rather it is really dandelion syrup made with the flowers and sugar. You're the bee converting flowers into sweet goodness. How to make dandelion honey from foraged dandelion flowers.
Dandelion honey is one of the most popular of recent trending foods in the world. It’s easy, it is quick, it tastes yummy. It is appreciated by millions every day. They are nice and they look fantastic. Dandelion honey is something that I have loved my entire life.
To get started with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can cook dandelion honey using 6 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make Dandelion honey:
- Get 100 open dandelion flowers
- Make ready 6 tbsp lemon juice
- Take Pinch salt
- Prepare 200 g granulated sugar
- Get 1 litre water
- Get 2 apples, washed sliced with skin on
There are a ton of dandelion honey recipes, I just want to make sure that you end up with a honey that actually tastes like honey. Most people will be very skeptical when they hear about dandelion honey. Dandelion honey color ranges from an intense golden yellow to a darker hue as it crystallizes. Recognition: Listed in the International Ark of Taste - Dandelion Honey, Piedmont, Italy.
Steps to make Dandelion honey:
- Remove all of the stem and most of the green leaves from the back of the flower heads. If some remain this is ok, all parts are edible but they give a stronger flavour to the honey. Place the yellow heads into a large pan.
- Quarter apples and remove any visible seeds. Add ro dandelions, add lemon juice and salt. Cover with water and boil for 10 minutes.
- Reduce heat and simmer gently for 20 minutes longer.
- Remove flowers and press out liquid over the pan. I use a sieve and press gently with the back of a spoon to remove liquid.
- Discard and either discard apple or use in another recipe. I made apple overnight oats, which were delicious (see my other recipe). Pour sugar into the pan. Leave uncovered and simmer on low heat until it reaches a honey consistency. This may take a few hours.
- Reduce for 1.5 hours on a low heat. Don't be tempted to turn up the heat to reduce cooking time as this will cause the syrup to burn. Remove from heat and pour into jam jar.
Dandelion field flowers can be turned into a sweet dandelion jelly which is like honey. Learn how to cook dandelion flowers with step by step photos. Dandelion honey is a monofloral variety made from the flower nectar and pollen of dandelion flowers. It is a strong flavored honey with antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant and mild diuretic and. Dandelion honey is great on toast, muffins, pancakes, and biscuits.
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