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Baking Tips - Adding raisins or nuts to a batter

Baking tip: Whenever adding ingredients like raisins or nuts to a batter, always toss them in a little flour before adding to the batter. This will prevent them from sinking to the bottom.

Raspberries with Rose Flower Water (Recipe)

 

  
 

Rose Flower Water was created by Muslim Alchemists during medieval times which was done through the distillation of roses.

You will find Rose Flower Water used in recipes in Italy, France and Iran and all over Western Europe.  It once was the most used flavor in baking until the arrival of vanilla.  Rose syrup is used in France as well as the United States.  You probably have had it and not realize it, it is found baked in scones and even marshmallows.

There are many Italian pastry recipes that have rose water as well as orange flower water in them.  Many of the pastries on Cook-Italian.com! use one or both!

This recipe is simple and Splenda may be used instead of sugar.

Raspberries with Rose Flower Water (print recipe)

Ingredients

2 Cups of the freshest raspberries you can find!

Sugar and or Splenda to taste

1 -2 cap fulls (about 1/2 teaspoon ) of French, Turkish or Moroccan Rose Flower Water, NOTE: a little goes a long way.  start with a 1/2 cap full and continue adding it to your preference.  I used 2 cap fulls

Method

Mix

And that's it!

Try it over Vanilla Gelato, add a spoonful into your lemonade or serve it alone with freshly whipped cream which is lightly sweetened.

This works great with fresh Strawberries ( but don't let the Big Hungry Bear get them)

Rose Flower Water 4 fl oz: C

Starwest Flower Waters are lovely fragrances, naturally made with 100% pure essential oil and mineral water. Enjoyed for their wonderful aroma, flower waters also provide hydrating and refreshing benefits to the skin. Flower waters are typically misted on the body and face or poured in a bath. Rose and Orange Blossom Flower Waters are suitable for food use as delightful additions to desserts, beverages, and candies. Packaged in alluring 4 oz. blue cobalt bottles with accompanying mist sprayer.

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The Little Mouse, the Red Ripe Strawberry, and the Big Hungry Bear

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Baking Volume Weight Conversion Scale

Hamilton Beach Digital Scale Measure Scoops

I come across lots of recipes that call for both weight and volume.  I find it a hassle to go on-line or open a book to look up the conversions, don't you?

 I was looking at some scales that may address this problem, and low and behold a real cool scale that does both, measures volume and at the same time tells you how much it weighs!

So now you'll know how much of whatever ingredient you are cooking with weighs at the same time you measure the volume, how neat is that! 

You can then write down the number on your recipe card!

Plus the cups come off and you can wash them!  I love this kind of stuff!

Hamilton Beach Digital Scale Measure Scoops

These weight measuring scoops take food preparation to a whole new level Easy to read LCD digital display Weight readings within seconds Gram(g) and ounce(oz) selectable Measured weight up to 300 grams or 10.58 ounces 2 AAA batteries included 10 inches in length Full fifteen year limited warranty

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