Guide to Make Elderflower Cordial #mycookbook in 11 Minutes for Beginners

Hey everyone, it’s Jim, welcome to my recipe page. Today, I will show you a way to make a special dish, elderflower cordial #mycookbook. One of my favorites. This time, I am going to make it a little bit tasty. This will be really delicious.

Fragrant and refreshing, springtime elderflower cordial is easy to make. Mix with sparkling water to create elderflower pressé, or add to wine, prosecco or champagne to start a party in style. Wondering how to make elderflower cordial?

Elderflower Cordial #mycookbook is one of the most favored of recent trending foods in the world. It’s appreciated by millions daily. It’s simple, it is quick, it tastes yummy. They are nice and they look fantastic. Elderflower Cordial #mycookbook is something that I have loved my whole life.

To begin with this recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can cook elderflower cordial #mycookbook using 10 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Elderflower Cordial #mycookbook:

1. Prepare 20 Elderflower Heads
2. Take 2 Litres Water
3. Take 400 g Sugar
4. Make ready 3 Lemons, Sliced
5. Make ready 1 Sachet Citric Acid
6. Prepare Large Sterilised Glass Bottles (or jam jars)
7. Get Large Pot
8. Get Fine Sieve
9. Get Muslin Cloth or Clean Tea Towel
10. Take Funnel or cup with a spout (which can be sterilised)

Make delicious elderflower cordial without citric acid using ingredients that are easy to get hold of. Elderflower Cordial: Elderflower cordial has a sweet, floral, refreshing taste which is one of my favourite summer drinks. It's a non-alcoholic concentrated syrup that can be mixed with sparkling. Elderflower cordial is a tasty and delicately flavored concentrated syrup made with the flowers of the elder plant.

Steps to make Elderflower Cordial #mycookbook:

1. Sort through the Elderflowers, looking for dirt and bugs. I didn't wash mine (didn't want to wash away any flavour) instead I shook mine over a bowl to dislodge any unwanted stowaways. Cut any thick stems off the elderflowers, and add to a big pot. Slice the lemons and add, along with the citric acid. Don't add the sugar!
2. Measure out 2 litres of water and add to the pot, then gently over a medium heat bring to boiling point (this should take a while). As soon as the pot starts to boil remove from the heat. Cover, and leave to seep for at least 5 hours (or overnight, I seeped mine for 8 hours). The longer you leave it the stronger the elderflower flavour.
3. This is a good stage to sterilise the glass bottles and pouring equipment. You could put yours through the dishwasher on the baby-bottle wash setting (or highest temp possible). Otherwise, wash the bottles with hot, soapy water. Line a baking tray with baking paper and place the bottles on there with space between, Heat for 15 minutes at 120 degrees. Wait until they are cool to remove from the oven. Boil the lids to the bottles (or jars) in water to sterilise them. Please be careful!
4. When the elderflower is seeped, place a sieve over a large pot. Use the tea-towel or muslin to cover the sieve. Pour the elderflower mix through the sieve and press out, to strain the liquid (you could use your hands, I find the back of a wooden spoon works well if you don't want messy hands)!
5. Add the sugar to the strained elderflower liquid. Over a medium heat bring this to the boil, when it is boiling turn the heat down and let it simmer for 10 minutes.
6. Whilst the cordial is warm pour into the bottles and seal. If you are using a funnel or pouring aid make sure that is sterilised too. When it is chilled serve diluted with water, ice and some lemon. Enjoy in the sun!

The syrup is popular in England, where it's added to drinks, baking, and teas. This elderflower cordial recipe uses citric acid, lemons and sugar to get that artisanal flavour into your cordial. Crisp, fresh and tasting of summer. Try to make this elderflower cordial within a couple of hours of picking for best results. Gather elderflower heads on a sunny, dry morning - their aroma fades by the afternoon.

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