I don’t know what Emma Goldman was thinking when she said,
‘I’d rather have roses on my table than diamonds on my neck’
Roses are definitely a ‘you can’t go wrong’ gift for girls. Where they rank in the hierarchy to chocolates and diamonds is purely an individual choice I believe. But one thing for sure is any girl would love to have roses on the table and diamonds on the neck.
Roses are a bit hard to find in December, but just in case you want to impress someone with a bouquet of roses, go ahead and try this interesting recipe for Sweet roses, which I found from Sandhya’s blog.They turned out very well and tasty too.This post is also a shout out for dear Sandhya, who came up with this idea for Burfi Roses. The recipe is very simple. Actually simpler than looking for roses in December 🙂
It is almost like I am doing a series on Roses because my previous post was Rose swirl cake. But this recipe is something worth a try.Each rose has a sweet filling called Gulkhand. It is a rose petal preserve which you can find easily at Persian or Indian stores. You can make Gulkhand easily at home too. I am adding the recipe for making the rose preserve at home, though I used the store bought one.
Do give this recipe a try because,
You can’t always have your rose and eat it too 😉
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Recipe: Sweet Roses
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What you knead need:
- 1/2 a cup of condensed milk
- 3/4 cup milk powder
- 1 tbsp. butter
- 5 drops of rose essence
- Red and green food colors
- 5-6 tsp. Rose preserve/ Rose jam/Gulkhand
What to do:
- In a microwave safe bowl, add the condensed milk, milk powder and butter.
- Microwave for one minute and stir well.
- Microwave again for one minute.
- Add the essence and mix well.
- Divide the dough into 2/3 and 1/3 portions.
- Add red to the 2/3 and green color to the 1/3 parts of dough and knead well.
- Grease your fingers with butter.
- Make rose petals with the red dough and leaves with the green one.
- Take one petal. Put 1/2 a teaspoon of Rose preserve/jam/gulkhand on the center and twist it like a bud. Work around this bud, adding one petal after another till a rose is formed.
- Fix stems and leaves to your rose and arrange on a plate.
- If you are giving it away, you can place them on a beautiful vase or make a bouquet.
Recipe courtesy: indfused.wordpress.com
Gulkhand Recipe:
I used a store bought preserve, but you can make it at home by following these simple steps:
- The Damascus rose is usually used. But you can use any edible Rose.
- Wash and clean the rose petals.
- Take sugar weighing the same amount as the rose petals.
- Take a glass preserve jar and a white cloth to cover it.
- Put a layer of roses in the jar. And cover it with a layer of sugar.
- Alternate these layers until all the petals have been used up.
- Cover with the cloth and tie with a thread to fix it.
- Leave in sunlight for 10 days.
- Your rose preserve is ready to use.
I am taking my bouquet to FF45 the most happening party in town. The ever so graceful host Angie is co hosting this with two lovely ladies Michelle @Giraffes Can Bake and MB @Bourbon & Brown Sugar . Come join me at The Novice Gardener’s….
Aromas and Flavors from my Kitchen 
Beautiful and delicious 🙂
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Thank you 🙂
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😊😊
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Wow those are gorgeous, I am fascinated by the dough. Really well done and delicious.
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Thank you Suzanne 🙂 The dough was really pliable and easy to use.
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Your roses look lovely! Thank you so much for acknowledging my blog. I really appreciate it!
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Thanks to you Sandhya 🙂 you deserve all the credit. I loved trying it out ❤
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They look amazing, and they really brightened up my day 😉
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Aww.. Thank you Ginger. Just like your lovely comment brightened my day 🙂
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Beautiful!
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Thank you 🙋 ☺
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Oohhh…these are gorgeous! Looks like I’ll have to make some to eat AND some to give…beautiful. 🙂
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Thanks a bunch Nancy ☺🌷🌷🌷🌷🌹🌹 You made my day
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These are too beautiful to be eaten. Great job.
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Thank you dear. Actually you are right I didn’t have the heart to eat them ☺
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This look gorgeous, SKD 🙂
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Thanks a lot Linda ☺ 🌹🌹🌹
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Wow! Beautiful and delicious 🙂
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Thanks Aiswarya ☺ 🌹🌹🌹
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Thank you for the follow. I am truly honored that you tried and liked my Burfi roses
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Most welcome Sandhya . Your roses are really gorgeous. Actually your recipe has inspired me to try some other versions 👍
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I look forward to your new versions too! You have an awesome blog!
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Lovely roses! 🙂
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Thank you Anugya ☺
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Wow so pleasant to look yet
Can serve dual purpose
Bouque cum sweet
Well done
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Thank you so much. That’s such a sweet comment ☺ 🌹🌹🌹
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Very pretty and very tasty too , im sure 🙂
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They were very delicious. Thank you Flora ☺ 🌹🌹🌹
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Wow beautiful i m sure i cant eat thrm;-)
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Thank you Vidya ☺🌹 You are so kind.Even I didn’t have the heart to LOL 😀
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Beautiful
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Thank you ☺🌹
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Wow beautiful and looks pretty
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Thank you so much ☺🌹🌹🌹
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Oh my word… what a fascinating idea… your roses are wonderful! I’ve never seen anything quite like them. Thanks so much for bringing them to Fiesta Friday!
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Thanks MB for being a wonderful host ☺👍🌹🌹🌹
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Just beautiful! I think they would display nicely on top of a cake. They are so pretty though I might just keep them instead of eat them! Better make extra.
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Thank you so much Julie . Tnats so kind of you.☺. One bunch is for you to eat and one to keep 🌹 🌹 🌹🌹🌹
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Perfect!
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These are amazingly beautiful, skd! Too pretty to eat, but they would make an exceptional gift! 🙂
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Thank you so much Angie ☺🌹A big bunch for the pretty hostess.🌹🌹🌹
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Wow, these are so incredibly creative. I’m super impressed, and I will take roses on my table and diamonds on my neck. 🙂
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Haha ☺ We have similar taste 👍
Thank you for your sweet comment 🌹🌹
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What a beautiful treat, both to the eyes and taste-buds! 😀
Can I use preserved/ candied rose petals? Like the one sold in supermarkets?
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Thank you so much ☺ What we are looking for is a sweet sticky filling of rose flavor. You can use candied rose petals. Maybe mix it with little honey or sugar syrup. If you can get hold of Rose petal jam, even better 👍🌹🌹
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Ahhh… I get it now!
Thank you for the suggestions.
😀
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I love these!! I’ve made my fair share of sugarpaste roses and while they look pretty, they’re not great to eat. This is the best of both worlds!
Thanks for sharing with us at Fiesta Friday 🙂
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Thank yo Michelle 🙂 You are right about the sugar paste roses. they are good for adornment. what I liked about this recipe was that these roses can be eaten just like that and score quite good on the health quotient, especially for kids who don’t like drinking milk. Thank you for being such an awesome host. Enjoying your party 🙂
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Love the roses
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Thank you dear ☺🌹🌹
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