Hey everyone, it is Drew, welcome to my recipe site. Today, I will show you a way to make a distinctive dish, elderflower syrup. One of my favorites. This time, I will make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.
Elderflower Syrup is one of the most favored of current trending meals on earth. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. It’s easy, it is fast, it tastes delicious. They are nice and they look wonderful. Elderflower Syrup is something which I’ve loved my whole life.
Growing up in Austria means growing up with elderflower syrup. Make elderflower syrup to make beverages or to add to fruit, yogurt, and desserts as a wonderful topping. It can keep in the fridge for one month.
To begin with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can have elderflower syrup using 5 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Elderflower Syrup:
- Take 12 umbels of elderflower
- Make ready 1/2 orange (organic!!!)
- Make ready 1/2 lemon (organic!!!)
- Take 500 g sugar
- Make ready 500 ml water
This is a step by step guide to make the Elderflower Syrup. The Syrup is different to Elderflower Cordial, it is thicker and is preserved which means it can. Elderflower syrup taste is the taste of my childhood. I grew up in a rural area of Croatia, surrounded with trees and farms.
Steps to make Elderflower Syrup:
- Wash orange and lemon with hot water. Cut into slices. Yes, the peel stays with them. In a large pot cook water and sugar until sugar has dissolved plus 10 minutes.
- Carefully wash the elderflowers and drain. If you know they are already clean when picked just shake out insects that might possibly be in the flowers and try to keep the pollen. In a big glass jar layer the slices of the citrus fruits with the umbels. Pour over the warm, but not too hot syrup and cover with a kitchen towel.
- Let the syrup infuse for three days at room temperature. Stir twice a day. (The photo shows the syrup on day three.)
- Fill the syrup into super clean bottles using a very fine strainer possibly using a fine cloth. Secure tightly and store in the fridge. Should be good for 6 months if everything was very clean before filling in.
- Enjoy with water or sparkling wine. Can also recommend the here very popular combination of sparkling wine, elderflower syrup, a little water and a branch of mint as aperitif (an alternative to Aperol spritz).
One of the things we used to do as a children is collecting elderflower blossoms. We simply love homemade elderflower syrup - especially for sweet treats like this ice-cream cake or this elderflower ice cream. It's so easy to make and we have no idea. Elderflower Syrup: This is my recipe for elderflower syrup. I always make this with my mom when I am back home and have ever since I was a little girl.
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