The fritters Elder Flowers. With the arrival of spring for me to begin the harvest season of Elder flowers.
This plant that can reach up to 3 meters of height, He begins to bloom in April and goes on until late May and you can collect the delicious flowers to offer to your guests, fried in a light batter and delicious.
The elder after flowering produces delicious edible berries that are used in the kitchen to produce jams and herbal medicine for use as herbal teas and natural medicines, but more about that later in one of my next post.
E’ You can find the elder in all regions of our country up to 1500 meters of height.
The fritters Elder Flowers
For collection please read our tips apply to the collection of all the edible wild plants:
Do not pick plants near busy roads (pollution), do not collect plants near cultivated areas, They may have been treated with pesticides, but most never pick up plants that you do not know, There are many poisonous plants, so pay close attention.
Collect elderflower is very simple, when you separate them from the plant, be careful to leave the stem slightly long and dip them in the water to return home, otherwise wither quickly.
The fritters Elder Flowers
Preparation of the batter
Being the very delicate elderflower, I suggest you do not use a complex batter with added eggs or fats. The thing that is better suited to this recipe is the simple and proven batter with only flour and water, maybe use a whole seed meal to give your product a greater consistency and a slight crunchiness. doses? I'm sorry but you'll have to do by eye since every type of flour absorbs a different amount of water. No salt in the batter, so you can dust them once fried sweet sugar if you prefer, otherwise even slightly salted are exquisite.
Once the batter prepared, Put to heat oil in a frying pan, I use exclusively of sunflower oil for the preparation of this recipe, the seed variety or extra virgin olive oil have a taste too strong when compared to the flower gently elderberry.
As soon as the oil has reached the temperature of 150-180 degrees immerse the battered flower, holding it by the stem like a skewer. In a few minutes the battered elder flower is well browned. Leave it to drain on a paper towel to remove the layer of cooking oil in excess and sprinkle with the brown sugar or powdered sugar, depending on your preference.
To serve at the table can add the presentation plate some fresh flower from left, to beautify your presentation.
The fritters Elder Flowers
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If you want more information on this beautiful plant, I suggest you check the page dedicated to elderberries on wikipedia.
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