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[Lesley]

As requested by Janty - I made these for the Crafty Weekend.....

 

Lavender Shortbread

 

Pre heat oven to 180C

 

2oz caster sugar

4oz soft butter

8oz plain white flour

Lavender flowers - dried and clean (not dusty ones from a vase!)

Extra sugar for dredging

 

Cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy, add a handful of lavender flowers and then mix in the flour until you have a soft pliable dough.

 

Roll out to a quarter of an inch thickness and use a small round cutter. Place on a non stick baking sheet or silicone paper on a baking sheet. Bake for approx. 17 mins - the biscuits need to be pale but cooked.

 

While the biscuits are baking whizz another handful of lavender flowers with caster or granulated sugar in a foof processor until you have a purple speckled sugar. Use this to heavily dust the top of each biscuit as they come out of the oven.

 

Cool on a wire rack.

[Couperwife]

yummy really yummy

 

I will be making these

 

cathy

x

[Egluntyne]

Ooh goody. They were heavenly. Thanks Lesley.

[Ygerna]

ok, question from me...

 

When you say flowers dried and clean, can I just pick some flowers, rinse them and then pat them dry

[Lesley]

You can but they won't be dry, it would still work though.

 

I usually stand ones I want for cooking in a vase without water, cover them with some muslin and leave them for a week, then I rub all the flowers off into a paper bag to store them. I make lavender sugar in bulk and store that in jars and keep it in a cupboard.

[Ygerna]

You can but they won't be dry, it would still work though.

 

I usually stand ones I want for cooking in a vase without water, cover them with some muslin and leave them for a week, then I rub all the flowers off into a paper bag to store them. I make lavender sugar in bulk and store that in jars and keep it in a cupboard.

 

Thanks!

 

Will I have missed my chance with this years flowers?

[Christian]

I think you might have Ygerga

 

I have lots dried if you need some?

[Ygerna]

I think you might have Ygerga

 

I have lots dried if you need some?

 

Thats a really kind offer Will PM you...

[Christian]

Have replied

[hillfamily]

This sounds lovely Lesley, I've been meaning to make Lavender Shortbread for ages

 

Just one quick question...I bought loads of lavender just before Christmas last year (for making lavender bags) and stored it in Kilner Jars ...will it be OK to use in the shortbread

[Lesley]

Well........I always say "a bit of dirt never hurt" - so if it was dusty before you bought it I'm sure it won't kill anyone You could rinse it and place it on kitchen paper to dry?

 

I make a big batch of lavender sugar and keep it in a jar,

 

(I think I've said that before! )

[hillfamily]

Well........I always say "a bit of dirt never hurt" - so if it was dusty before you bought it I'm sure it won't kill anyone You could rinse it and place it on kitchen paper to dry?

 

I make a big batch of lavender sugar and keep it in a jar,

 

(I think I've said that before! )

 

Oooo...I've got a big jar of Lavender sugar...perhaps I should use that

 

I make some later in the week and report back

[fluffyknickers]

Ahh ok. If I have missed the lavender for picking can you buy it?

 

Michelle

[bluekarin]

Waitrose sell lavender sugar. It looks so pretty!

 

I'll have a look at my lavender tomorrow and see if there are any flowers that I can salvage. Could it work with the flowers that have dried a bit and have a few seeds or would that be too bitter?