Rosewater

You can make this beautiful, delicately floral-scented rose water for cooking, beauty products and an infinite number of DIYs (heat and steam method).

There are an infinite number of uses for rose water. You can use it in recipes wherever water is an ingredient that would instantly add a lovely, delicate rose-fragrance to any recipe.

PREP TIME: 1 MIN

COOK TIME: 10 MIN

INGREDIENTS

– Dried rose petals, – Distilled water

– saucepan

– cheesecloth to strain or a paper filter

– a container or wet measure to collect the rose water as it’s being filtered

– amber or cobalt blue glass spray bottles

Kitchen Tools

1

Combine 1/4 cup dried rose petals with 1/5 cup distilled water in a small-medium saucepan.

2

Bring to a boil and then reduce to a simmer, simmer for 5-10 minutes, or until the petals are nearly colorless.

3

Put a funnel over a jar, place cheesecloth or filter. Pour the rosewater over the filter to separate out the rose petals.

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