Orange Blossom Water

[UmmBinat]

Does anyone know a good recipe to use it in that is gluten free? I know that's a difficult one

[Um Safia]

I'm sure there must be one. I will have a look through my recipes but off the top of my head I can only think of 2 things.

1. My very favourite way to use obw is to add a few drops to a fruit salad it really makes a wonderful difference. Generally I use sliced banana, grapes, apples, orange segments, mango or peach, and sometimes kiwi & strawberry. I add a little tropical juice to get the liquid content up...

2. Makrout a Louz - Algerian Almond Cakes



Just replace the lime zest with orange & add a little obw then continue with the recipe. You can also freeze these before the icing sugar stage & have a treat on hand!

[UmmBinat]

I love the fruit salad idea since it's so summery. Hmm I'm wondering if I could sub tapioca or potato starch because we are also corn free.

[Um Safia]

I'm sure you could find a suitable alternative to the cornflour - it's only purpose in the recipe is to prevent the dough from sticking to everything (it can be a bit claggy).

I'm not sure about the potato starch but the tapioca might work.

[UmmBinat]

thanks. I just reviewed one of your recipes

[UmmBinat]

not on the right topic but do you know a good Iraqi chicken recipe I want to make Iraqi food tonight. well it could be with ground beef too but sadly no eggplants. Or I was wondering if in the Iraqi casserole I could use zucchini instead?

[Elmotoo]

I add it to lemonade. Lemoncurd has a pudding recipe - Rose Water and Cardamom Custard but i'd bet orange blossom water would be just as yummmmmmy. not sure if it's a gluten free recipe or not.

[Um Safia]

I was just looking over my recipes that need pics, trying to decide which ones to snap next lol, when I realised I have this recipe Traditional Thai Iced Tea With Star Anise. I tried it at the end of last summer & it was really nice, different, but nice.

I know it's technically thai but it has a lot in common with other middle eastern drinks, so I thought I'd mention it!

I'm hoping to remake & photograph it sometime this month.

[Cookgirl]

I miss Lemon Curd. Lemon, where are you?

Middle Eastern Inspired Fruit Platter

[UmmBinat]

Cookgirl wrote:
I miss Lemon Curd. Lemon, where are you?

Middle Eastern Inspired Fruit Platter

made and reviewed, lovely

[UmmBinat]

Um Safia wrote:
I'm sure there must be one. I will have a look through my recipes but off the top of my head I can only think of 2 things.

1. My very favourite way to use obw is to add a few drops to a fruit salad it really makes a wonderful difference. Generally I use sliced banana, grapes, apples, orange segments, mango or peach, and sometimes kiwi & strawberry. I add a little tropical juice to get the liquid content up...

2. Makrout a Louz - Algerian Almond Cakes



Just replace the lime zest with orange & add a little obw then continue with the recipe. You can also freeze these before the icing sugar stage & have a treat on hand!

I loved the fruit I made with it. I may do this over and over I never thought it would be that good.

[Um Safia]

Glad you liked it I never make fruit salad without it now & when we go to friends it's one of the things that they always ask me to bring!

[Cookgirl]

UmmBinat wrote:

Cookgirl wrote:
I miss Lemon Curd. Lemon, where are you?

Middle Eastern Inspired Fruit Platter

made and reviewed, lovely

Bless you and thank you for your review! (I'm really backlogged with thanking everyone for their reviews due to the Zaar World Tour event.)

[Elmotoo]

[Baklava]

This is hardly a recipe -- more a method. I love to add orange blossom water fresh berries and honey together, letting them macerate.

Then I scoop thick, creamy labneh with an ice cream scoop, pour the berry mixture over and sprinkle with toasted sliced almonds.