Lavender Simple Syrup
Using the dried culinary-grade lavender flowers, you can make a simple syrup with myriad uses. Add it by the teaspoonful to caffè lattes, yogurt, cocktails, jams and curds; this imparts a delicate floral flavor that doesn’t overpower the main ingredients but complements them.
Lavender Simple Syrup
Lavender Simple Syrup brings a floral flavor to coffee, yogurt, cocktails, jams and curds.
Ingredients
- 1 cup (8 ounces) water
- 2½ tablespoons (3 grams) culinary-grade dried lavender
- 1 cup (200 grams) granulated sugar
- 2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
Instructions
- Add water and lavender to a small pot.
- Over medium heat, bring to a boil. Turn down to a simmer, and cook for 8 minutes. Then remove the pot from heat and let it steep for 20 minutes.
- Use a fine mesh strainer to drain the infusion into a bowl, pressing down on the flowers to extract all the liquid.
- Pour the liquid back into the cooking pot, add the sugar and cook until the sugar is dissolved into a syrup. Remove from heat.
- Whisk lemon juice into the syrup, then pour into a clean jar or bottle and refrigerate.
Rosminah Brown
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Rosminah Brown is a Santa Barbara native who types fast and eats slow. She once jumped in the Neptune Pool at Hearst’s Castle. She is still upset that JR’s BBQ closed. She is always seeking a perfect, singular, exquisite bite of food.
