Elderflower Liqueur Food

ELDERFLOWER LIQUEUR

Steps:

• Place flowers in the jar and covered the flowers in vodka filling so no air can get to the flowers. Close jar.
• Optional place a clean lid from a slightly smaller jar upside down on top of the flowers to weigh them down under the vodka.
• Place in a cool dark spot.
• Give the jar a shake daily for at least a week up to a month.
• Strain a couple times the second using an unbleached coffee filter.
• Add sugar to how sweet you want it.
• Place jar in the bar and shake it from time to time until the sugar has dissolved. When all dissolved enjoy room temperature or chilled in a Cordial glass.

EASY ELDERFLOWER LIQUEUR

Steps:

• Snip off the long green stalks of the elderflower, leaving enough to hold the flower heads together. Gently rinse the flower heads in water and check for bugs.
• Push the flowers into the emptied vodka bottle or a jar, tip in the sugar and leave for 1 hr.
• Add the lemon zest and juice and vodka to the bottle until it is completely full with no air space, keep any excess vodka to add back later. Seal and leave for 48 hrs. You can leave it for longer, but the flavour will change - it won't necessarily taste more elderflowery.
• Pour the vodka into a large bowl through a fine sieve (use muslin or a coffee filter, if you like). Add any remaining vodka, then pour into clean, sterilised bottles. Will keep for one month.

ELDERFLOWER OLD FASHIONED

Steps:

• Combine 2 ounces rye whiskey, 3/4 ounce each elderflower liqueur (such as St-Germain) and cold water and 2 or 3 dashes of bitters in a rocks glass; stir to combine. Add ice and stir again until chilled, about 30 seconds. Garnish with a cocktail cherry and a blood orange slice.

ROSé ELDERFLOWER SANGRIA

Steps:

• To a large pitcher, add the mint leaves, raspberries, strawberries, wine and elderflower liqueur. Stir to combine. Chill in the refrigerator for 4 hours.
• Add ice cubes to chilled wine glasses. Pour the sangria into the glasses and garnish with fresh mint leaves and macerated strawberries from the pitcher. Top the sangria off with club soda and serve.

ELDERFLOWER VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• Place all the ingredients in a screw top jar, screw on the lid and shake vigorously until the all the ingredients are incorporated and creamy.
• Serve immediately on baby leaf salads or as a dressing on hot new potatoes. The dressing also makes a good light sauce for fish or baked chicken.