Dandelion Jelly

Dandelion Jelly

INGREDIENTS

4 cups fresh organic bright dandelion flowers (using just the yellow petals)

2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
1 lemon, zest of, thinly chopped (optional)
4 cups sugar
1 vanilla bean, split (optional)
2 package dry pectin

DIRECTIONS

Using stainless steel pan, boil the flowers in 4 cups of spring water for 10 minutes, cool, and strain, pressing the liquid out of the flowers gently.
Place the liquid, add the lemon juice, zest and sugar into the stainless steel pot. Optional: add 1 split vanilla bean.
Bring to a rolling boil, then add pectin and stir to mix well.
Stir and boil hard for 1 1/2 minutes, or until mixture sheets from a wooden spoon, skim, carefully remove vanilla pod, pour into hot clean half pint jelly jars and seal.
Enjoy!

Delightfully yellow and sweet like honey, this little bit of sunshine in a jar will be having you loving it with toast and jelly or topping some brie cheese.