Ingredients
Equipment
Method
Make Lavender Dandelion Infusion:
- Put the lavender buds and dandelion petals into a heat safe bowl.
- Pour the 2 cups boiling water over the flowers. Let cool to room temperature.
- Place the cooled container into the refrigerator and allow to infuse at least 8 hours, up to 24 hours.
Make the Jelly:
- Get boiling water canner ready. Have jars, lids, and rings ready.
- Strain the flower petals from the liquid. Squeeze as much of the liquid out of the flowers as possible.
- Measure the sugar and have ready next to stove.
- Pour 1 1/2 cups of the lavender dandelion infusion into a wide sauce pot.
- Add the lemon juice and whisk in the pectin until thoroughly combined and there are no lumps.
- Put the sauce pot over high heat and stir constantly until it comes to a rolling boil that cannot be stirred down.
- Add the sugar all at once to the boiling mixture. Stirring constantly bring the mixture to a rolling boil and boil hard for 1 minute.
- Remove from heat, skim off foam.
- Pour into prepared canning jars leaving 1/2 inch headspace.
- Put the lids and rings on the jars and put the jars in the refrigerator to cool. Once cooled, they can be moved to the freezer for longer storage.
