Lavender Syrup + Lavender Bread = Zero Waste
, by Irene Kirchhoff , 2 min reading time
Lavender is a truly wonderful herb! It is versatile, fragrant, repels moths, and looks beautiful. But can you eat lavender? Is that possible? Oh yes! You'll find it tastes delicious!
Lavender is a truly wonderful herb! It can be used in many ways, it smells great, repels moths, and looks beautiful. But eat lavender? Is that possible?
Oh yes! You'll find it tastes very good!
Because I don't like to waste food, I used the lemons from the lavender syrup immediately for the lavender bread.
Here's how to make syrup and bread:
Lavender Syrup:
- 1 bunch of lavender with stem and root
- 2.5l water
- 1 kg sugar
- 2 organic lemons
- 1 vanilla bean
Preparation:
Harvest the lavender and let it sit for 1-2 hours so that all the little creatures can migrate out. Slice the lemons and bring the lavender to a strong boil once with the sugar, lemons, and the pulp of the vanilla bean.
Let the mixture stand for at least 24 hours. Then strain it through a sieve and then filter the liquid through a kitchen towel. Boil the clear liquid for 1 to 1.5 hours and pour it into sterilized jars. Your super delicious lavender syrup is ready.
Do not throw away the lemons! They are almost candied. I always freeze them and use them later.
This time for the lavender bread.
For this you need:
- 500g flour
- 250 ml lukewarm oat milk
- 60g sugar
- 1 pinch of salt
- 120g margarine
- 2 tsp vanilla sugar
- 2 lemon slices
- 1/2 tsp lavender blossoms
- 25g yeast
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Preparation:
Warm the oat milk and dissolve the margarine in it. Mix the flour with the sugar, vanilla sugar, salt, and yeast. Now knead in the lukewarm oat milk with the margarine until a nice dough forms. Knead in the finely chopped lemon pieces and the lavender blossoms. Let the dough rest in a warm place until it has risen to about double its size. At least 1 hour.
Braid a beautiful loaf from the dough.
Bake the bread in a preheated oven at approx. 170° circulating air for approx. 35-40 minutes. Done, enjoy your meal.
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Dein Lavendelbrot wird nach gemacht, wenn wir Lavendel wieder im Garten haben und ernten können. LG Alex
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