Lilac Flower Jelly Recipe

Six tablespoons of this pectin is the equivalent to one box of suregel pectin.

Lilac flower jelly recipe. Bring to a rolling boil and stir until all the sugar has dissolved. This is the only way to buy pectin inexpensively if you are going to buy a lot of it like i do. Learn how to cook with flowers but the book on amazon. Add 4 cups steeped lilac flower tea to a heavy bottom non reactive pot.

Continue to boil for 1 minute. I made almost four 4 ounce jars ingredients for dandilion flower jelly elderflower jelly hibiscus jelly lavender jelly and lilac jelly ingredients in that order to 2 cups flower petals 2 1 2 i had a tight two cups of petals. Instead i went hunting for a lilac jelly recipe. Add your sugar and your lemon juice to the rest of your liquid in the pot and watch the magic.

Allow the mixture to boil for 1 to 2 minutes and remove from the heat. 1 4 cup lemon juice. When it starts to boil add in the 4 cups of sugar and stir it well and return to a boil. Scoop out 1 2 a cup of this liquid and set aside in a small bowl.

Lilac flowers are an edible flower abundant in the springtime. Make sure that your lilacs or other blooms have not been sprayed with chemicals and avoid high traffic areas. One box sure jell powdered pectin. Grab a jelly bag and empty out the flowers and liquid into that to strain into a non reactive bowl below don t squeeze the jelly bag or your liquid will darken with some brown green tinges 2 cups lilac water 1 box of sure gel powdered low sugar pectin pink box 1 4 cup freshly squeeze lemon juice.

Beautiful seasonal lilac flower recipes. After we planted a lilac hedge i was looking for ways to use up these pretty flowers other than having them at our table. Lemon juice 1 4 tsp. You can use lilacs as an ingredient in many kitchen recipes as well as home body care products.

Add the 1 4 cup of lemon juice and 1 pouch of powdered pectin and bring the mixture to a boil. Combine lilac infusion sugar and lemon juice in a large pot. 4 cups of raw cane sugar. Lilac flower jelly makes four 8 ounce jars.

If you are going to make a lot of jam and or jelly then you have to try this powdered pectin that you can buy in bulk from amazon. Finally add sugar and bring to hard boil. Lilac flowers 4 c. 1 2 teaspoon butter vegan substitute if preferred.

Lovely lilac jelly recipe. Powdered pectin 3 tbsp. You could also adapt this recipe for use with any strong flavored scented edible flowers. To infuse the blossoms in water you want to place the blossoms in a heat resistant container and pour the boiling water over.

As the lemon juice hits the liquid it reacts with the naturally occurring anthocyanin pigment within the butterfly pea flower. Add in sure jell or pectin liquid and bring back to a rolling boil. Well traveled roadsides are not good for foraging.