Simple Way to Prepare Award-winning Elderflower Cordial #mycookbook

Hey everyone, hope you are having an incredible day today. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a distinctive dish, elderflower cordial #mycookbook. It is one of my favorites food recipes. This time, I will make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Elderflower Cordial #mycookbook is one of the most well liked of current trending foods in the world. It is simple, it’s quick, it tastes delicious. It is appreciated by millions every day. They are nice and they look wonderful. Elderflower Cordial #mycookbook is something which I’ve loved my entire life.

To get started with this recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can have elderflower cordial #mycookbook using 10 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Elderflower Cordial #mycookbook:

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

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!

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