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Fried Dandelion Blossom Treats
Fried Dandelion Blossoms
Ingredients:
Original recipe makes 8 servings
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 tablespoons seasoned salt
1 tablespoon ground black pepper
4 eggs
80 unopened dandelion blossoms, stems removed
1/2 cup butter
Directions
Combine the flour, seasoned salt, and pepper in a mixing bowl until evenly combined; set aside. Beat the eggs in a mixing bowl, then stir in the dandelion blossoms until completely coated.
Melt the butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Remove half of the dandelions from the egg, and allow the excess egg to drip away. Toss in the flour until completely coated, then remove from the flour, tossing between your hands to allow excess flour to fall away. Cook the dandelions in the melted butter until golden brown, stirring occasionally, about 5 minutes. Drain on a paper towel-lined plate. Repeat with the remaining dandelions.
Homemade Dandelion Jelly
Homemade Dandelion Jelly
Ingredients:
4 cups of dandelion petals (petals only - remove the stems and bitter green core and sepals)
4 cups water
3 Tbsp. lemon juice
2 cups sugar
4 teaspoons Pomona's Universal Pectin powder
4 teaspoons Pomona's calcium water (made from the smaller packet in the box-follow the directions included in the box)
Preparation:
Place the dandelion petals and the water in a large pot, stirring to combine. Bring the mixture to a boil, reduce to a fast simmer, and maintain this simmer for 10 minutes. Remove the pot from the heat, cover, and allow to steep overnight.
The next day, line a colander with cheesecloth and strain the dandelion infusion through it, pressing with a potato masher to release as much juice as possible. Discard the solids.
Return the dandelion infusion to the pot, stir in the lemon juice and calcium water. In a separate bowl, whisk together the sugar and the pectin powder.
Bring the dandelion liquid to a boil. Add the pectin-sugar mixture and stir vigorously for 2 minutes, until dissolved. Return the pot to a boil, then remove from the heat.
Carefully pour the hot jelly into sanitized jars and process in a water bath for 10 minutes.
Dandelion Blossom Cookies
Dandelion Blossom Cookies
Ingredients:
Serves: 12 Yield: 24
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1/2 cup honey
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup unbleached flour (whole wheat is fine)
1 cup dry oatmeal
1/2 cup dandelion flowers (just the yellow part...pull off the green part)
Directions:
1 Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
2 Mix the oil and honey and then beat in the 2 eggs and vanilla.
3 Remove the yellow flower parts from the green parts (compost the green parts).
4 Stir in the flour, oatmeal, and dandelion flowers.
5 Drop the batter by tablespoonfuls onto an oiled cookie sheet.
6 Bake for 10-15 minutes.