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How To - Step By Step To Crystallized/Candied Rose Petals

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Ingredients 1-2 egg whites Organic or un-sprayed Rose Petals  (pink/red are prettiest but can be any colour) soft watercolour  paintbrush very fine granulated sugar (castor sugar) Method Gently pluck rose petals, it is best to use slightly closed buds... Place egg white in a bowl... gently whisk... Paint petal gently with egg white, do not paint thickly, try to keep it delicate but completely coat the petal both sides... Cover petal with sugar both sides. I place the petal on the sugar then sprinkle a handful from above over the petal turn the petal and repeat to the other side so petal completely coated with sugar... Place petals gently and  carefully onto parchment/cooking paper.  Make sure they "sit" on the paper lightly, if they are too wet (egg white too thick) they will flatten and ultimately stick to the paper... Place paper gently onto a wire rack to dry or alternatively what I did was to place them in an oven on a very low temperature 50 degrees celsius for ...

Rocky Road Bark from Bakers Royale

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Today I am thanking Bakers Royale for allowing me to share this recipe and image with you for Rocky Road Bark. Bakers Royale is a fab site full of great recipes, I definitely recommend you pay a visit.  I have made the Rocky Road Bark myself with a few little additions and added some step by step pictures below.  It was so easy to make and a  "hit" with my neighbour, her daughter and my son and his two friends who said it was the best Rocky road ever... my neighbour described it as "designer Rocky road!" So thank you again Bakers Royale for your unique twist on traditional rocky road :) Rocky Road Bark Preparation: Line an 8” x 8” pan with enough parchment or wax paper for a 1” overhang on either side. ·          10 oz dark chocolate chips (Ghirardelli recommended) ·          1 ½ cups of salted almonds ·          1 ½ cups of mini marshmallows Instructi...