Orange Blossom Water

[Paul Kribs]

Due to my impulse buying, I am now the proud owner of a 300ml bottle of Lebanese Orange Blossom Water. I bought it assuming it would give a citrus taste to cakes, but it tastes and smells like something that would be used to fragrance a bathroom area. Does anybody have any ideas what it would be used for???, other than fragrancing a bathroom.. or dabbing it behind my ears and wearing a high hemmed low cut dress. Or were my instincts correct and that it is used in sweet baking.
It is a very powerful smell and taste, in fact I am drinking a strong ale and I can still taste it.

Regards, Paul Kribs

[aris]

Probably used in a similar place you would use rose water - very popular in the middle east.

[Paul Kribs]

It says on the label 20 ml per serving??

Regards, Paul Kribs

[jpj]

i use it in turkish delights

[roseway]

I think you were right the first time, Paul. Put on your low-cut dress and dab some around your cleavage. Then go around your neighbourhood asking if anyone would like some sausages.

Eric

[Paul Kribs]

I doubt that would look out of place in my neighbourhood

Regards, Paul Kribs

[Wohoki]

Please post a picture!!!

[jenny_haddow]

Look forward to that! In the meantime you could make a refreshing drink comprising 1lb ground almonds, 2pts water, 1lb sugar, 2-3 tblsp orange blossom water and half teaspoon of gum mastic.

Put the almonds in a muslin bag and steep in a large bowl with the water. Squeeze the bag now and again to extract the almond milk. Do this for about two hours. Transfer the milk to a saucepan and add the sugar, stir until dissolved and gently bring to the boil, simmer for 20 to 25 minutes then add the orange water. Remove from the heat and leave to cool overnight. Crush the mastic and mix with a pinch of sugar and sprinkle over the almond drink. Pour into bottles, shake well, dilute to traste with water.

Cheers

Jen

[Paul Kribs]

Reckon I will use it to make the dusbins smell nice.

Regards, Paul Kribs

[Spuddy]

Or sprinkle some on the Vegetarians next door (it'll make a nice change from patchouli )

[Paul Kribs]

Wohoki

The pic, as you requested, swathed in orange blossom water I couldn't find high-heels.




Regards, Paul Kribs

[pokerpete]

Reckon I will use it to make the dusbins smell nice.

Regards, Paul Kribs

I've got an interesting book also buried which I must dig out called 'Middle Eastern Cookery' by Arto Haroutiman. There will be plenty of recipes in there for your Orange blossom, as well as rose water.

[Paul Kribs]

I would appreciate it pokerpete, it only cost 90p but I would like to use it if I can.

Regards, Paul Kribs

[jenny_haddow]

Paul,

You can use it for flavouring cakes, biscuits etc. I use it, as well as rose water to flavour icings, cake fillings, that sort of thing. The drink recipe with the almonds was from Iraq, where its also use to make orange blossom jam. There are lots of arab dessert recipes, such as layered rice puddings, milk puddings and halva which use it. It seems to be an either/or with rose water in their sweet cooking and included a lot.

I'll post some recipes when I've cooked the dinner (toad in the hole with home made sausages) yum.

Jen

[roseway]

The pic, as you requested, swathed in orange blossom water I couldn't find high-heels.

I didn't realise that you were such a good-looking chap, Paul.

Eric