Champagne Rose Jellies

Name: Champagne Rose Jellies
Yield: Makes 3-4 jellies
Ingredients: 4 organically grown or unsprayed fresh garden roses (flower heads) to fit your moulds; 400 ml champagne; 40 g caster sugar; A few drops of rose water; 4 organically grown or unsprayed fresh garden roses (flower heads) to fit your moulds; 4 platinum gelatine leaves, or 5 g agar agar; 4 platinum gelatine leaves, or 5 g agar agar

Preparation info

Makes
3-4
jellies

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Ms Marmite Lover's Secret Tea Party

By Kerstin Rodgers

Published 2014

About

Ladies will flutter their fans and admire your elegant rose jellies. While roses are edible, ladies of a delicate disposition may wish to nibble around the edges of the jelly only. Eat with your eyes.

Ingredients

4 platinum gelatine leaves, or 5 g agar agar
400

Dessert
Microwave

Method

Soak the gelatine leaves in cold water, enough to sufficiently cover them, for a few minutes. When they are soft, squeeze out the water and put them into a heatproof bowl. Add a little champagne to cover, and microwave (on full power) for 10 seconds or so, or dissolve them gently in a bain-marie. Once the gelatine has dissolved, add the sugar and rose wat