It's springtime! It's nice to be alive and the gardens are blooming. Who has never dreamed of making their own honey? It's possible with Chef Simon Provost 's dandelion honey recipe!
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Recipe for dandelion honey from Simon Provost
Ingredients:
400g of dandelion flower (or other edible flower)
1kg of caster sugar
1,5L of mineral water
3 oranges
1 vanilla pod
Preparation:
Harvesting
Harvest the dandelions, separate the flower from its stem, and let dry for 1 hour in the sun.
Wash and spin the flowers
Cooking
In your saucepan, cook the flowers with the water and the sliced oranges, covered for 1 hour.
Filter using a cloth.
Recover the juice, and cook it with the sugar and the vanilla pod previously scraped.
Cook for 45 minutes over low heat, until the mixture takes the consistency of honey.
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