Saffron and Honey Junket

Preparation info
  • serves

    4 to 6

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
The Scented Kitchen: Cooking with Flowers

By Frances Bissell

Published 2012

  • About

A honey-sweetened saffron junket makes an unusual ending to a meal, the junket traditional, the flavourings modern in application. Honey really is the perfect sweetener for saffron-flavoured desserts, whether creams, custards, pies or cakes. It goes almost without saying that junket is not worth making unless you use good quality, fresh, creamy milk. Those lucky enough to have access to raw milk will be able to make a good junket. Otherwise, look for gold top, the Guernsey or Jersey milk th