Elderflower, Vanilla cordial & Lemon

A reviving botanical concentrate to weaken with water as a beverage or use in rich light pastries like morons and syllabubs

Ingredients

• kg caster sugar
• 2 unwaxed organic lemon, halved, plus a strip of peel
• 1 vanilla pod, seeds reserved
• 1 tbsp citric acid powder or vitamin C powder
• about 40 fresh elderflowers, shaken free of bugs, lightly rinsed

Method

• Fill a large pan with 2 litres water. Add the sugar, lemons, vanilla pod and powder, and bring slowly to the boil. Boil rapidly until the mixture has reduced by half, then remove from the heat.

• Add the elderflowers to the pan and stir gently. Leave to cool completely, then pass through a sieve lined with muslin into another clean pan. Whisk in the vanilla seeds and store the cordial in sterilised bottles with a strip of peel and the vanilla pod added (see tips below). To make a refreshing drink, use 1 part cordial to 5 parts iced water.

Source: http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/

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