just like grandma used to make

Lavender Lemonade

4 tbsps (¼ cup) culinary lavender*

2 cups boiling water

2/3 cup sugar

1 ½ cups fresh lemon juice (about 8 lemons)

2 cups cold water

Hi y’all! I figured given the current state of everything, now would be the a good time to share a recipe focused around bringing calm and peace. I hope y’all enjoy this recipe as much as I do! 

Correspondences: 

Lavender: calm, peace

Salt: protection, purification

 Ingredients: 

1 cup warm water 

2 ¼ teaspoons active dry yeast (or a .25 oz. packet) 

1 tablespoon white sugar 

4 tablespoons olive oil, divided 

2 1/ 2 cups all-purpose flour 

3 tablespoons culinary lavender*

1 teaspoon salt

*It is important to make sure you use culinary lavender (lavender meant for human consumption) as non-culinary lavender may contain pesticides or other chemicals*

Directions: 

In a bowl, mix the sugar and water (the water should be warm, but not hot). Then stir in the yeast and let stand for 5-10 minutes, or until yeast is foamy. 

Next, grind lavender into fine pieces using a mortar and pestle. Then, add 2 tablespoons olive oil, 1 ½ cups flour, lavender and salt into the water and yeast. Mix until combined. 

 Add in 1 cup more flour and mix, adding additional flour as needed until the dough no longer sticks to the bowl. Afterwards, cover the bowl and allow it to rest in a warm place until the dough has more than doubled (this generally takes about 1-1 ½ hours). 

After the dough has doubled, grease a rimmed baking sheet with 1 tablespoon olive oil. Lightly dust a clean work surface with flour. 

Then divide the dough into 2 equal pieces and shape them into an oval on the baking sheet. 

 Now, let the loaves rest, uncovered, for ~1 hour, or until doubled in size. During last 10 minutes of rising, preheat oven to 400 degrees.