Fried Elder-Berry Blossoms (14)
Conrad73: Finally came across something like resembling a Recipe of something I eat Looong ago.Perhaps the most ethereal and elusive German fruit dessert, rarely made outside the home and rarely made even there nowadays, is ausgebackene Holunderbluten, fried elderberry blossoms. Just as Italians slip vibrant yellow zucchini blossoms into the lightest of batters and then fry them in bubbling oil, so too do Germans take fresh elderberry blossoms, dip them briefly into a thin batter that often contains champagne or beer, and fry them until golden brown. Unlike fried zucchini blossoms, however, fried Holunderbluten are strictly a dessert, usually served dusted with powdered sugar.
The ELDER is blooming all over Europe now.
1 cup flour & 1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 cup milk
1/2 cup sparkling, carbonated water
1 small pack vanilla sugar
1 egg white
1/2 - 1 cup elder blossoms
(eventually: 1 tablespoon lemon juice)
1. "Crumble" the panicles of elder to separate blossoms from the stalks. Some people deep the whole panicles into the batter but the taste of the stalks can destroy the whole pancake... I mean, in my opinion my way of making pancakes is much better than the fritters-methode... But it's up to you... My advice is to use blossoms only. It takes some more time but it is worth it! When you choose ripe paniles, blossoms will divide easily from the stalks!
2. Sift the flour with baking powder. Add water, milk and vanilla sugar. Combine. Beat the egg white and add gently to the batter. Add elder blossoms, they should be all covered with the batter. Now you can add lemon juice, too.
3. Fry! Just like regular pancakes. Serve sprinkled with powdered sugar, with homemade marmalade, honey, butter, maple syrup, dandelion syrup, So many possibilities!
Try it,you might like it
The ELDER is blooming all over Europe now.
1 cup flour & 1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 cup milk
1/2 cup sparkling, carbonated water
1 small pack vanilla sugar
1 egg white
1/2 - 1 cup elder blossoms
(eventually: 1 tablespoon lemon juice)
1. "Crumble" the panicles of elder to separate blossoms from the stalks. Some people deep the whole panicles into the batter but the taste of the stalks can destroy the whole pancake... I mean, in my opinion my way of making pancakes is much better than the fritters-methode... But it's up to you... My advice is to use blossoms only. It takes some more time but it is worth it! When you choose ripe paniles, blossoms will divide easily from the stalks!
2. Sift the flour with baking powder. Add water, milk and vanilla sugar. Combine. Beat the egg white and add gently to the batter. Add elder blossoms, they should be all covered with the batter. Now you can add lemon juice, too.
3. Fry! Just like regular pancakes. Serve sprinkled with powdered sugar, with homemade marmalade, honey, butter, maple syrup, dandelion syrup, So many possibilities!
Try it,you might like it
Very interesting and worth trying! I do the same with the flowers of Comfrey - they very healthy, so they make up for the "batter and oil" in frying...... Cut off the entire flower stalk with a few young leaves too, dip in Conrads batter and deep fry. They look very interesting too!
Comfrey is known also as "Knitbone", and the official name is something like "Sympatheticum Officianalis".... (the official sympathetc herb) a poulitice of mashed leaves/stalks heals injuries to unbroken skin, takes away bruising and pain. Like when you smash yourself with a hammer, or dislocate a joint........
smoky: Very interesting and worth trying! I do the same with the flowers of Comfrey - they very healthy, so they make up for the "batter and oil" in frying...... Cut off the entire flower stalk with a few young leaves too, dip in Conrads batter and deep fry. They look very interesting too!
Comfrey is known also as "Knitbone", and the official name is something like "Sympatheticum Officianalis".... (the official sympathetc herb) a poulitice of mashed leaves/stalks heals injuries to unbroken skin, takes away bruising and pain. Like when you smash yourself with a hammer, or dislocate a joint........
Sounds quite interesting too!Comfrey is known also as "Knitbone", and the official name is something like "Sympatheticum Officianalis".... (the official sympathetc herb) a poulitice of mashed leaves/stalks heals injuries to unbroken skin, takes away bruising and pain. Like when you smash yourself with a hammer, or dislocate a joint........
Like when you smash yourself with a hammer,
--- must try when my elders blossom in springtime - thanks Conrad
CuspofMagic: --- must try when my elders blossom in springtime - thanks Conrad
try also elder berrie jelly its great with pheasant or grouse or even chickenwedward: try also elder berrie jelly its great with pheasant or grouse or even chicken
or even elderberry wine 
CuspofMagic: or even elderberry wine
or elderberrie flower champerswedward: or elderberrie flower champers
What is Champers?
smoky: What is Champers?
Are you WHISTLING????
Conrad73: Are you WHISTLING????
Nah, my son is .......
smoky: Nah, my son is .......
Whistler's Mother. smoky: What is Champers?
--- the familiar term for Champagne - purely speaking never to be mixed or doused with anything --- a good sparkling white NV (Dry) would suffice
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Perhaps the most ethereal and elusive German fruit dessert, rarely made outside the home and rarely made even there nowadays, is ausgebackene Holunderbluten, fried elderberry blossoms. Just as Italians slip vibrant yellow zucchini blossoms into the lightest of batters and then fry them in bubbling oil, so too do Germans take fresh elderberry blossoms, dip them briefly into a thin batter that often contains champagne or beer, and fry them until golden brown. Unlike fried zucchini blossoms, however, fried Holunderbluten are strictly a dessert, usually served dusted with powdered sugar.
The ELDER is blooming all over Europe now.
1 cup flour & 1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 cup milk
1/2 cup sparkling, carbonated water
1 small pack vanilla sugar
1 egg white
1/2 - 1 cup elder blossoms
(eventually: 1 tablespoon lemon juice)
1. "Crumble" the panicles of elder to separate blossoms from the stalks. Some people deep the whole panicles into the batter but the taste of the stalks can destroy the whole pancake... I mean, in my opinion my way of making pancakes is much better than the fritters-methode... But it's up to you... My advice is to use blossoms only. It takes some more time but it is worth it! When you choose ripe paniles, blossoms will divide easily from the stalks!
2. Sift the flour with baking powder. Add water, milk and vanilla sugar. Combine. Beat the egg white and add gently to the batter. Add elder blossoms, they should be all covered with the batter. Now you can add lemon juice, too.
3. Fry! Just like regular pancakes. Serve sprinkled with powdered sugar, with homemade marmalade, honey, butter, maple syrup, dandelion syrup, So many possibilities!
Try it,you might like it