Lavender recipes

Honey Lavender Shortbread Cookies

We have found another great recipe, great ide , by a great chef...respect Honey Lavender Shortbread Cookies - makes about 30 cookies - Ingredients 2 cups all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon baking powder 1 tablespoon dried or fresh lavender 6 ounces unsalted butter, softened 2 tablespoons honey 1 tablespoon freshly squeezed lemon juice 1/2 cup confectioners’ sugar 1/2 coarse sugar Combine flour, salt, baking powder, in a medium bowl. Cream the butter, honey, and sugar in a large bowl. Add the lemon. Add dry ingredients and mix until just combined. Add lavender. Divide the dough in half, use two large pieces of wax paper to roll each half of the dough into a long log. Chill dough in the refrigerator and until firm, about 1 to 2 hours. Preheat oven to 350ºF. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a silicone mat. Unroll wax paper and sprinkle course sugar over each log–make sure to cover all of the dough (sometimes I recover with the wax paper to press the sugar into the sides of the dough.) Slice the log of dough into 1/2-inch slices. Place cookies about an inch and a half apart, and bake until light golden brown (about 6-9 min). read the whole story

Lavender Lemonade Recipe

Lemonade is a drink with endless possibilities. After the great success of my strawberry lemonade, I’ve been daydreaming about different medleys like blueberries, or cherries, or even pineapple. Unfortunately I don’t have any of those growing in my own backyard but I do have plenty of herbs, and lavender seemed the perfect choice to start with. Searching the food blog world turned up all sorts of ideas on how to make lavender lemonade. Most recipes used the flowers of the lavender which seem to create a beautiful fuschia color (My Own Sweet Thyme has a beautiful example). Several of my lavender buds got eaten by bugs before I started spraying (organic sprays don’t worry!), so I just used a few buds along with several sprigs of lavender to increase the flavor. One fun tip if you’re serving this to guests like I did, add a few drops of green food coloring to your lavender sugar syrup. It’s not necessary but adds a fun bit of color that makes your guests say “oooooh!” before they even taste it. The lavender itself is a nice surprise in the lemonade. Typically citrus juices are mixed with other fruits, but the freshness of lavender gives a bright and unexpected finish to each sip of this cheerful lemonade. Everyone who’s tried it has said it’s amazing, but don’t just take their word for it, go make some yourself! Lavender Lemonade makes 12-15 servings Ingredients 4 cups of water divided 3/4 cup sugar 4 sprigs of lavender (with buds if you’d like) 1 1/2 cups lemon juice 2 cups of ice cubes Method Mix 3 cups of water with the sugar in a pot and bring to a boil on the stove. Stir to make sure the sugar is melted and add the lavender. Remove from the heat and let steep for at least 10 mintues (the longer you steep the stronger the lavender flavor). Pour lemon juice and remaining 1 cup water into a large jug or pitcher. Strain lavender sugar syrup and pour into the pitcher. Add ice and mix well. Source: dianasaurdishes