Dandelion syrup
When I was little, my mother also made this so-called "dandelion honey". Dandelion as a plant has a lot of health properties and is an edible plant (root, stem, leaves and cauliflower) but due to the huge amount of sugar that is put in making this syrup I really wasn’t exactly a fan of it. And for me, honey is honey and this is just syrup. But since this was the dandelion season and my garden turned yellow from it, and the children were a little bored, I decided to try it but to reduce the amount of sugar a bit. So we use this syrup of mine only from the pancake instead of the pancake syrup and to sweeten the tea, and if it has health properties after the addition of sugar, I wouldn't be able to tell you that. If you want more for health purposes to use dandelion then use it fresh, dry the root or use lettuce leaves etc. but without added sugar.
Preparation steps
- When you have gathered enough dandelion, first wash it in water, strain it and then remove the flower petals by hand or with a knife and remove the green part because the syrup will be a little bitter if we leave the whole flower. If you want, you can use the whole flower.
- Put 1 1/2 liters of water over the petals and put on the stove to boil. When it boils, remove from the heat, cover and leave overnight in the water.
- Strain well through gauze the next day.
- Put sliced lemon in slices and raw sugar in the water.
- Add a tablespoon of molasses. Bring to a boil.
- When it boils, reduce it to a light temperature and let it cook for 2-2 1/2 hours until the syrup boils for at least a quarter (it is a little more than half in the sieve) and it is a little thicker and darker. Strain again and shake into jars as desired (put a spoon in the jar to keep it from cracking).
- Leave to cool and use as a topping over pancakes or to sweeten tea. But in smaller quantities. :)
- Even with these substitutes there is a lot of sugar, it is very caloric. If you pay attention to calories, I have calculated how many there are, so you decide how much you can use.
- Nutrition Facts Serving Size 1771 g Amount Per Serving Calories 1,008 Calories from Fat 0% Daily Value * Total Fat 0.0g 0% Cholesterol 0mg 0% Sodium 122mg 5% Potassium 640mg 18% Total Carbohydrates 260.2g 87% Sugars 253.7g Protein 0.3g Vitamin A 0% • Vitamin C 0% Calcium 29% • Iron 15% Nutrition Grade C * Based on a 2000 calorie diet Nutritional Analysis Good points No saturated fat No cholesterol Very low in sodium Bad points Very high in sugar
- With regular sugar, the number of calories is three times higher.
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Note: if you want it to be a little sweeter, you can really add more sugar or agave or maple syrup to us.
