What a glorious world this is that provides such lovely possibilities for my kitchen and my table!
The blossoms are coming in on many a tree, and yes, they are edible. A special treat at this time of year is Acacia flower beignet. The Acacia flowers grow like grapes and Wysteria, in hanging clumps. They are comestible and delicious. So, I sent the kids out to gather a few and prepared a simple beignet batter with:
2 eggs
1/3 cup flour
1/3 cup milk
1/3-1/2 cup water
I whisked this all together till it was of a light cream texture. Then I heated up some frying oil (cold-pressed, organic sunflower), dipped my flowers into the batter and began frying. It took no time at all to have a tray full.
I sprinkled them with powdered sugar and brought them out to my hungry crowd.
Oh what a pleasure!
Alongside the Acacia was my elder tree coming into bloom. I gathered the elderflowers, along with a few of the acacia and made syrup as I do every spring. Do see my post from last year on the many possibilities of syrups for the kids from my garden:
Elderflower syrup
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