Baking with Rose

Contributor: ScarletFox ScarletFox
My job is having a rose themed party, and I was wondering if anyone has had experience using rose as an ingredient or know any recipes for things that could include rose in it.
09/13/2012
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Contributor: travelnurse travelnurse
That is so cool!! I have never made anything with roses. I have made candied violets and we did something with some kind of orchids before. Good luck and let us know what you have found and tried!
09/13/2012
Contributor: potstickers potstickers
Perhaps tea with rose hips? It's not baking but it's still rose-themed food.
09/13/2012
Contributor: darthkitt3n darthkitt3n
I actually found a recipe for some cookies I am planning on making sometime soon. link
09/14/2012
Contributor: MeliPixie MeliPixie
Roses are great for cooking and baking! In middle-eastern cooking, rosewater is used in a lot of recipes. It has a pretty strong floral smell and taste, so use it sparingly if you're unsure. Rose petals are edible and, near where they connect to the flower, a bit sweet. You can dip them in simple syrup for a pretty, edible garnish on a cupcake! You can also dry and powder the petals, which adds little to the flavor of a plate, but looks like mineral dust, which can be very pretty if used properly.

Hope this helps!

To make your own rosewater, buy a couple dozen roses on the cheap, remove all the petals to a large glass bowl and steep them in water you boiled and cooled for a minute... About 104 degrees Fahrenheit. Steep until the water is completely cooled, you can't oversteep rose petals, then discard the used petals (they won't be very pretty anymore, sorta water-logged) and bottle the rosewater in a blue bottle to protect the essential oils you just extracted from the petals, from the damage the sun can cause.

Or you could just buy a bottle!
09/14/2012
Contributor: MeliPixie MeliPixie
Also: Good luck with your party, let us know how it goes!
09/14/2012
Contributor: ScarletFox ScarletFox
Thank you everyone this really help!
09/14/2012
Contributor: Pixel Pixel
The only time I've ever used rose was in making Turkish Delight! (Tasty, jelly-like candy that is dusted in icing sugar.)
09/16/2012