Atar -- Scented Simple Syrup(Qatar)
Ready In: 25 mins
Yields: 3 cups
Ingredients
- 3 cups sugar
- 2 1⁄2 cups cold water
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
- 2 tablespoons orange blossom water (or rose water or use 1 tbls. rose water and 1 tbls. orange blossom water)
Directions
- Dissolve sugar in water in heavy pan over medium heat, stirring occasionally.
- Bring to boil, add lemon juice and boil over medium-low heat for 12 minutes. Once syrup has begun to boil, do not stir again, as this makes the syrup cloudy.
- Add orange blossom water (or rose water), boil 30 seconds longer. When cool, the consistency should be similar to thin honey.
- Cool and store in a sealed glass container in the refrigerator for several weeks.
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