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Delicious Dandelion Biscuits
Date: April 21, 2018 Posted by: Dafydd Monks
If
you're out and about in your garden this weekend, you are bound to see
Dandelions growing. You may very well be tempted to pull them out, or
poisen them with weedkiller. But hang on - They are both first class
medicines - and can be a very tasty spring treat!
This recipe is modified from
a
recipe that has been going round for absolutely ages
online. This is my take on Dandelion biscuits. I first made them in a
woodland setting with a group of excited school children - a perfect
reflection of the excitement of springtime. We made them in a Dutch
oven on a camp fire but you can use any domestic oven.
Makes 12 - 16 Cookies
Ingredients
4 Fl. Oz Sunflower Oil
4 Fl. Oz Local Raw Honey
2 Eggs
1 Tsp. Vanilla Flavouring (Optional)
4 Oz. Whole Flour
4 Oz. Large Rolled Oats or Porridge Oats
1/2 Pt. Dandelion Petals
Method
Light a camp fire, and place your Dutch oven on-top of a hot
well-glowing bed of embers. We like to place a metal plate upside down
on the bottom of the Dutch Oven to act as an insulator. We place a
round tray on top of this to bake on. Failing that, a domestic oven at
190 degrees centigrade works just as well.
Gather your Dandelion heads, and pull the yellow petals off the flower
head. This is something that a child would love doing; it is
therapeutic. It also will leave you with brown, stained hands - another
reason for a child to do this process.
Mix the oil and honey, and when thoroughly mixed, beat in the eggs and
vanilla extract (if used).
Stir in the flour, oats and Dandelion petals.
Drop dollops of the mixture onto a greased tray and place in your oven.
Bake for 10 - 15 minutes, remove and enjoy as a lovely spring treat.
