Smells as Good as it Tastes!
They'll follow their noses right to the kitchen when you mull some of this delicious cider!
Ingredients:
2 quarts apple cider
3 teaspoons packed light or dark brown sugar, optional
4 thin slices of peeled fresh ginger root
3 teaspoons Blue Canyon Farm Culinary Lavender
1 cinnamon stick
½ tsp vanilla extract
1 teaspoon whole allspice berries, slightly crushed
½ teaspoon crushed cardamom seeds
4 whole cloves, slightly crushed
Culinary lavender sprigs for garnish
Instructions
In a 4-quart saucepan, stir together the cider, sugar, ginger root, lavender, cinnamon, vanilla, allspice, cardamom, and cloves.
Heat over medium-high heat just to a simmer, then adjust the heat so the mixture barely simmers, uncovered, for at least 30 minutes and up to 1 hour. If using immediately strain the cider through a very fine mesh sieve and serve, with lavender sprigs.
After straining, the cider can be regrigerated for3-4 days. Reheat the mulled cider until piping not but not boiling and serve.
Makes about 6 1-cup servings, or 1½ quarts after steam evaporation.
