
How to Plant, Grow, and Care for Lavender
Although edible, lavender is little used in recipes. It’s occasionally included as a constituent of herbes de Provence mixes, and leaves can be chopped and added sparingly to some sauces or used in shortbread biscuits. If you have any great lavender recipes, feel free to share them in the comments below!
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Lavender Cookies
preheat oven to 350
1 c butter room temp
1 c sugar
1 beaten egg
1 1/2 c self rising AP flour
1 tbs lavender buds(8 sprigs)
8 oz dark chocolate for dipping
Beat butter and sugar til light
beat in egg
stir in flour and lavender buds
drop by 1/2 tsp 2" apart on parchment
bake 15 to 18 min-(check in 10 min)
cool completely
dip half way in melted chocolate
Leave on waxed paper to set
store in tin or freeze.
makes 4 doz
This year I had an abundance of dried flowers from years of harvesting. The dried buds were removed from the stem and crushed to powder for an absolutely wonderful Lavender Shortbread cookie. The recipe is easy and has now become the family favorite. The taste of lavender isn't overwhelming, but just present enough to know you're eating something really special.
Hello Kate,
I am very interested in the Lavender shortbread recipe you recommended. Will you share? It would be delightful with afternoon tea.
We don’t have a lavender shortbread recipe but as you mentioned tea, though we’d share our lavender scones recipe: https://www.almanac.com/recipe/lavender-scones Enjoy!
I’ve had 26 English lavender plants at one point.
For edibles I use lavender flowers when creaming butter for shortbread cookies, I e used the blooms in lemon muffins, or any muffins, really.
Lavender blossoms are great to add to rice pudding, or when making sweet rice with raisins and apricots and slivered toasted almonds.
Starting in May I keep a large jug of water in the fridge with lavender blooms, cucumber and lemon slices, and peppermint leaves. Kids love it!
I also use lavender for teas and infusions.
Black tea is great with lavender blossoms.
I also make red clover infusion with lavender and sometimes I add rose petals too.
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