The lovely people at Baking Mad sent me a
bottle of orange flower water recently which is an ingredient I’d always been a
bit confused by. Well let a novice tell
you about it. It’s made from orange
blossom as the name would suggest but I have to admit I was expecting a flowery
perfume flavour. Not a bit of it, the
flavour is like the zesty fragrance when you peel an orange. I have to admit it wasn't an immediate hit and I think I need some more experimentation time.
So, if you happen to have a bottle in the
cupboard, why not whip up a batch of these muffins? No added sugar but a touch of honey in them
(so not suitable for under 1s) but I have found a natural affinity between the
orange zestiness and honey.
I’ve used mixed dried fruit in this recipe
which I don’t use a lot but the candied peel with the orange flower water do
enhance each other. Feel free to
increase the amount of orange flower water if you do really like it, I was a
little cautious to start with!
Fruity Muffins – Makes 18 or so
Ingredients
80g Grated Carrot
150g Mixed Fruit
2 Eggs
4 tbsp Milk
2 tbsp Vegetable oil
¼ tsp Orange flower water
1 tsp Cinnamon
150g SR flour
½ tsp Grated Nutmeg
A spritz of lemon juice
1 tsp Runny honey
Method
Preheat the oven to 180oC (fan) and 200oC
(conventional.)
Mix the carrot, eggs, milk, oil, orange
flower water, lemon juice and honey. In
a separate bowl, mix the flour, fruit, cinnamon and nutmeg. Then mix the wet and dry mixes together until
just combined, no need to overmix.
Bake for 12-15 minutes or until browned and
spring back when lightly touched.
I’m going to continue to have a play with
this as an ingredient and I’ve already got an idea on adapting some other of my
recipes so keep your eyes peeled (if you’ll excuse the pun!)
In summary it's an ingredient I'm still a little confused by but I'm intrigued and I think there's more to come.
A Belated Merry Christmas to all of my readers! I hope it brought you everything you desire
but most of all, I hope it's been a time for fun and family and the warmth that only
being with the ones you love can bring.
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