Fried Dandelion Flower Recipes

Roll flowers in paper towels to remove excess moisture.

Fried dandelion flower recipes. Add thyme and mix well. Beat the egg and add the milk. Pick large dandelion flowers being sure to remove all of the stem. Mix egg flour milk and salt together in a bowl.

Pick new dandelion blossoms ones on short stems. If you heat the saucepan well you will fry one flower in just 20 30 seconds. Rinse the flowers in fresh water. Dip flowers into batter.

In a medium bowl sift together flour cornmeal remaining 1 4 teaspoon salt pepper and chile powder. Fried and savory dandelion fritters. Drop batter coated blossoms into deep fryer set at 375 f. This rids the flowers of any insects that could be in the blossoms.

When the batter is lightly browned lift the flowers out of the oil and drain them on paper towels. Add dandelion blossoms and shake until coated. Dip dandelion flowers in the batter and gently drop in the hot oil working in batches. Rinse in cool lightly salted water.

Make batter by combining egg milk flour salt and pepper. Wash dandelion blossoms in salted water about 3 tablespoons in 1 gallon of water rinse throughly and pat semi dry on a towel. You can dip the flowers and fry immediately but the batter stays on better if it s refrigerated for a half hour or so. Cut off stem ends close to flower heads leaving just enough to hold petals together.

Using a salad spinner works nicely to rinse and dry the dandelion flowers. Pour egg mixture into flour and stir until well combined to form a batter. In a small bowl whisk together egg and milk. Fry until lightly browned.

Transfer cooked flowers to crumpled paper towels or on a wire rack. Whisk in the flour and seasonings. Fry in hot oil until browned. Drain on paper towels and salt to taste.

Dip flowers into batter and coat thoroughly. Drain on absorbent paper and sprinkle with more salt as taste dictates. Wash and drain flowers. Soak for about 10 minutes.

Prepare the dandelion flowers ahead of time by submerging them in a bowl of room temperature water with about 1 tablespoon of salt added to the water. They simply disappear in the heat. Don t forget you can use the dandelion leaves in a salad.