How To Make Orange Blossom Water

🧂 Ingredients

• ¼ cup orange blossoms

  (or more, depending on the method used)
• 1 cup distilled water

  (or more, depending on the method used)

Instructions

• 1 Add ¼ cup of orange flower petals to a saucepan and pour in 1 cup of distilled
  water. Stir well.
• 2 Bring the mixture to a boil.
• 3 Once boiling, reduce the heat to low and then simmer uncovered for 10 minutes.
• 4 Remove the saucepan from the heat and let the orange flower water steep for 30
  minutes.
• 5 Strain the liquid into a bottle and use it immediately or store it for later,
  pressing down on the flowers to release all of the liquid.
• 6 Set a heat-proof bowl into the center of a stockpot with a lid.
• 7 Add 2 cups of orange blossoms to the pot, around the outside of the bowl, and
  pour in 5 cups of distilled water. *The bowl in the center should remain empty.
• 8 Place the lid for the stockpot upside down on top of the pot and then bring the
  water to a low boil.
• 9 Keep the mixture at a gentle boil and place some ice on top of the lid.
• 10 When the ice melts, get rid of it and replace it with new ice. Repeat this
  process (simmering the water and replacing the ice) until the color has faded
  from the orange petals and there is clear water inside of the center bowl.
• 11 Remove the pot from the heat and take off the lid. Let everything cool off
  before storing the water that has collected in the center bowl in a glass bottle
  or jar.
• 12 Use a mortar and pestle to crush 2 cups of orange flower petals (dried or fresh)
  until they form a thick paste.
• 13 Place the flower paste into a large jar and pour 2 cups of distilled water over
  the top.
• 14 Stir well and place the lid onto the jar.
• 15 Allow the jar to sit for 2 weeks.
• 16 Use a cheesecloth or fine mesh to strain the blossoms out of the water. Store in
  a sealed jar or use immediately.

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