Some notes on floral flavours and ingredients: Method 1

Preparation info
    • Difficulty

      Medium

Appears in
The Floral Baker: Cakes, Pastries and Breads

By Frances Bissell

Published 2014

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Ingredients

  • 1 egg white
  • ½ teaspoon high-proof grappa or vodka
  • 100 g/ <

Method

Cover a wire rack with baking parchment.

Whisk the egg white to a light foam, adding the spirit at the end. This helps the egg white and sugar to dry and therefore set more quickly. Hold the flower or petal at the base and paint it all over with the egg white, top and underside, taking care to include all edges and folds between the petals. Using the sieve or your fingers, gently sprink