Lavender Sugar
Lavender Sugar
French cuisine embraces lavender with it often being used to coat the outside of sheep and goat milk cheeses. In Provence, some places take lavender flowers and candied them to be used as decorations for pastries and cakes. A use I love is to make lavender sugar which is a great ingredient to place in the pantry.
My recipe for lavender sugar is below.
Lavender Sugar
Ingredients
1 tablespoon of dried lavender
2 cups of caster sugar
Method
Put the lavender in a food processor and pulse for 10-15 seconds
Add one cup of the sugar and pulse until combined for around 20-25 seconds
Then place this in a bowl with the remaining sugar and whisk this until combined
Place in a jar with the lid on top until you’re ready to use.
This will be stored for up to 6 months in the jar in a cupboard or pantry and can be added to beverages like tea or homemade lemonades and also included in baking goods if you’re making scones replace a tablespoon of sugar with lavender sugar. Oh, and another fabulous use is to add whipped cream when whipping, the cream that is.