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Easy homemade rose petal jam recipe made with just a handful of ingredients. Can be used as a spread or a topping for puddings and desserts.

Rose Petal Jam (with Fresh or Dried Roses)

g fresh, edible red rose petals

g white sugar

water

Tbsp pectin

lemon juice

rose water

Place the rose petals and sugar in a bowl and gently rub them together to very lightly bruise the petals. This is to infuse our sugar with the rose aroma.

overnight

Cover with a cling film and leave on the kitchen counter.

THE NIGHT BEFORE (optional step)

chill

Place a small saucer in the freezer to chill, for testing the set.

combine

Combine the sugar and pectin in a bowl. This will prevent your pectin into forming lumps when heated.

simmer

Place the roses, water and sugar/pectin mix in a saucepan and bring to a gentle simmer on medium-low heat.

Stir a couple of times to help the sugar dissolve. Don&#39;t worry about the unsightly brown colour, the magic will take place with the lemon juice.

boil

Stir the lemon juice in and increase the heat to medium-high. Bring the mix to a rolling boil and keep it boiling for 10 minutes to thicken and get to its setting point.

test

Now, we&#39;ll test its setting. Take the saucer out of the fridge and place about a quarter tsp of your jam on it. Count to 30, then nudge your jam. If it wrinkles instead of just being a runny liquid, it&#39;s done. If not, keep it boiling for another 2 minutes, and repeat (place the saucer back in the freezer).

store

When you are happy with the set of the jam, take it off the heat and leave to cool for 2 minutes. Then, transfer the whole lot into your sterilised jar and leave and seal.Storage - see post above.

THE NEXT DAY

Find out how to use dried edible rose petals and rose buds in your kitchen PLUS bonus EASY DIY rose sugar recipe!

How to use Dried Edible Rose Petals PLUS Rose Sugar Recipe

Tbsp dried edible rose petals ((not buds) the amount is

rose buds as needed (amount as required by your recipe)

tsp white sugar ((caster

tsp dried edible rose petals (or 2 tsp

Rose petals can be used whole to garnish foods, but grinding them first allows you to enjoy them better. Whole rose petals can sometimes resemble dried pieces of paper, when bitten into. Just tastier!Place the petals into your spice mill and grind to a fairly fine powder.

Scatter this rose petal powder over desserts like mahalabia, rice pudding, halawet el jibn and layali lubnan.Can also be scattered on rice dishes like biryani, pilau and Persian rice dishes like Morasa Pulao. And also savoury dips like raita and this Persian Yoghurt Dip.

As Dessert Topping

Top your desserts (see post above for examples) with the rose buds. Use 2-3 buds per serving, so they can be easily removed.

As a Garnish

Place the rose petals into your coffee or spice mill and grind to a fairly fine powder.

Place the sugar and ground rose petals into a small spice jar and use when needed. Will keep indefinitely, although like spices, its aroma will mellow out after a few months.I&#039;ve given you a very small amount in this recipe. Increase the sugar as you like, and be sure to do the same with the rose petals.

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