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How To Make Candied Violets | In Jennie's Kitchen

How To Make Candied Violets

Leaving the stems attached makes it easier to handle the violets before candying them.

Ingredients
  

  • Freshly harvest violets stems attached
  • Lightly beaten egg white
  • Caster sugar
  • TOOLS
  • fine-tipped paint brush

Instructions
 

  • Spread the violets on a tray, and lightly mist with water. Set aside to dry for 15 to 20 minutes.
  • Line a tray with waxed paper.
  • Dip the paint brush in egg white, shaking off any excess. Working with one flower at a time, gently paint the egg white onto the front and back of each petal, also making sure to coat the center of the flower, too.
  • Sprinkle on the sugar, gently shaking off any excess. Rest the violet on the lined baking sheet, and continue with the remaining flowers. Let the flowers sit out at in a cool, dry spot, until hardened, usually 2 to 3 days. Snip off the stems with a scissor, and store in an airtight, glass jar.