HOWTOADD
PURPLEPOWER
TOYOURCOOKING
FRESHLAVENDER
Ifyouhaveunsprayed
lavenderinthegarden,you
canusethefreshheads/
stemsinsaladsortodecorate
cakesanddrinks.
DRIEDLAVENDERFLOWERS
Dryingtheflowersgivesa more
fragrantflavourandbettertexture
foreating.Tomakethemathome,
snipstemsatbloomheight,tie
togetherandhangindoorsupside
downfor1-2weeksuntildriedout.
Pullofftheflowers,thenstorein
airtightjars.Theyhavea perfumed,
slightlycitrussyhitofflavourthat’s
notquiteaspunchyastheessence
(below).They’rebestasa garnish
ratherthanforimpartingbagsof
flavour– andtheylookso pretty.
LAVENDERESSENCE
It’salsosoldasessentialoil,extract
(makesureit’smarked‘culinary’),
flavouringorflavourdrops.
Sometimesit’savailableinhotand
coldvarieties– hotforanythingto
bebakedorheatedandcoldfor
flavouringicecreams,drinksand
syrups.It’svitaltousesparingly–
startbyaddinga littlelessthan
eachrecipesays,thentasteand
checkyou’rehappywiththeflavour
levelbeforecarryingon.Individual
tastesvaryandit’seasytoaddmore
butyoucan’ttakeit away...
LAVENDERHONEY
Likeallsingle-originhoneys
(producedfrombeesthatcollect
nectarfromonetypeofplantor
treeonly),thelavendervariety
tendstohaveonlya subtlewhisper
oftheflavour.It’sbestusedin
conjunctionwithanotherlavender
flavouringif youwantthetastetobe
morepronounced.Useasyouwould
anyhoney– fromspreadingontoast
todrizzlingoversaltycheese.
Buylavenderingredientsat
castlefarmkent.co.ukorfrom
specialists such as souschef.co.uk→RECIPESANDFEATUREWORDSREBECCAWOOLLARDADDITIONALWORDSPHOEBESTONE
FOOD ST YLINGSOPHIE AUSTEN-SMITHST YLINGSARAHBIRKSPHOTOGRAPHSGARETHMORGANS
LAVENDER IMAGES THOMAS ALEXANDER PHOTOGRAPHY INSTAGRAM.COM/TALEXANDERPHOTOGRAPHY32 deliciousmagazine.co.uk
Lavender
shortbreadwith
edible flowers