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Every morning, first thing, I drink a cup of tea. The warmth and mild stimulation, helps me feel the energy of the day. Perhaps a bit of a placebo, but I believe a critical component to my tea is approximately one teaspoon of my own herbal tincture formula, which includes about 9 drops of rosemary extract. A bit goes a long way, adds just a spike of pine flavoring and a myriad of inner value. I am specifically drawn to rosemary’s time-honored capacity to uplift my spirits, support and warm my circulation, and clear my head. Rosemary’s pungent strength inevitably peeks through as an herbal taste. In baking, the mixture of rich ingredients such as butter, eggs, milk, and oils help to balance its bite.

Rosemary Chocolate Chip Biscotti
The marriage of infusing rosemary in olive oil mellows its punch without losing its herbal benefits. There is no doubt that rosemary touches this biscotti making it savory and sweet, two favorites in the flavor world.
Servings Prep Time
32biscotti 25-30minutes
Cook Time
40minutes
Servings Prep Time
32biscotti 25-30minutes
Cook Time
40minutes
Ingredients
For biscotti
  • 3cups organic all-purpose flour
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/4tsp salt
  • 3 organic eggs
  • 1cup organic granulated sugar
  • 1cup rosemary infused oil
  • 1/3cup dried strawberries, chopped to small pieces
  • 2/3cup mini chocolate chips
  • 1tbsp rosemary leaves, chopped(1 sprig)
  • 1tsp vanilla extract
  • turbinado or granulated sugar for sprinkling on biscotti
For rosemary infused oil
  • 1/4cup rosemary leaves removed from stem(4-5 grams)
  • 6oz organic olive oil(180ml)
Instructions
For biscotti
  1. Combine flour, baking powder, and salt in small bowl. Set aside.
  2. In large mixing bowl, whisk eggs lightly. Add sugar and stir together with wooden spoon to combine. Add rosemary infused oil and stir until incorporated. It will look like the oil is separating from the eggs and sugar, but continue mixing and it will become smooth.
  3. Add dried strawberries, chocolate chips and chopped rosemary, stirring after each addition to incorporate. Stir in vanilla.
  4. Fold in dry ingredients in 3 additions.
  5. Refrigerate overnight divided into four equal portions, each wrapped in wax paper.
  6. When ready for baking, preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Grease cookie sheet.
  7. With wet hands, shape each batter portion into a small rectangular loaf. Place spaced evenly on cookie sheet.
  8. Bake for 20 minutes. Remove from oven and cool on wire rack for 10 minutes. Slice each loaf while still warm into ½ inch slices and place back on cookie sheet on side. Sprinkle with sugar.
  9. Bake 10 minutes. Turn over to other side, sprinkle with sugar and bake additional 10 minutes.
  10. As biscotti cools, it will become crisper in texture.
For rosemary infused oil
  1. Gently heat olive oil just until warm.
  2. Place rosemary leaves in glass jar with lid, pour warmed olive oil over rosemary and allow to infuse, covered for 14 days.
  3. Alternately, combine rosemary and olive oil in jar and keep gently warm, as in a yogurt maker, for 10-14 days.
Recipe Notes

*Using organic ingredients whenever possible, will make your baking all the more nourishing. For this biscotti use organic rosemary, organic olive oil, organic eggs, flour, and sugar if available.

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Captivating flowers signify spring, summer, sunshine, and romance. There was a time when people spoke with flowers. If someone presented another a flower or a bouquet, they were communicating a message, a love note, or perhaps a dispatch not so positive. Today flowers still hold meaning, a breath of fresh air or a gift to brighten a gloomy moment, but I am fairly sure there are few people whom actually converse through them.

Many a medicinal plant includes the flower as part used. The white or yellow Chrysanthemum is one and its linguistic meaning is cheerfulness and optimism. My mentor, an acupuncturist and herbalist gave me a small sample of dried chrysanthemum flowers.

In Japan, chrysanthemum tea is a staple and considered to impart longevity and rejuvenation. I thought these flowers would go beautifully in a light and crisp sugar cookie. My son, who rarely relishes what I bake with herbs, admitted that these cookies, also grain free, tasted good and I saw him eating them all on his own. For me, that translates to cheerfulness. And optimism, to faith in myself and my herbal baking. So maybe these delicate flowers were speaking to me from their little container on my counter. I am glad to listen.

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Chrysanthemum Gluten-Free Sugar Cookies
Crisp edges, a moist center, and sweet; a little bite of cheerful.
Servings
40cookies
Servings
40cookies
Ingredients
For chrysanthemum-infused oil*
  • 2oz dried yellow or white chrysanthemum flowers, powdered**
  • ¼cup walnut oil
For cookies
  • 2¼cup almond flour
  • ½cup coconut flour
  • ½tsp baking soda
  • ½tsp salt
  • 1TBS chrysanthemum, powdered
  • ½cup organic unsalted buttersoftened
  • ¾cup organic granulated sugar
  • ¼cup chrysanthemum-infused walnut oil
  • 2 organic eggs
  • 2tsp vanilla extract
  • 1TBS honey
  • ¾cup white chocolate chips
Instructions
For cookies
  1. Preheat oven to 350 °F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
  2. In small bowl, stir together almond flour, coconut flour, baking soda, salt and chrysanthemum powder.
  3. In large bowl of electric mixer on medium speed, cream together butter, chrysanthemum infused walnut oil and sugar for 2 minutes until light and fluffy. Add eggs, vanilla extract and honey. Mix until combined approximately 30 seconds.
  4. Add dry ingredients 1 cup at a time, missing after each addition until flours are completely incorporated. Remove bowl from mixer and stir in white chocolate chips.
  5. Gather dough together with hands and form into a ball, wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight.
  6. When ready to bake cookies, divide dough into thirds. Work with one third at a time, keeping remainder of dough cold in the refrigerator. With hands, roll dough by the teaspoonful into small balls, place on lined baking sheets and press down gently with palm of hand to form slightly flatten disc.
  7. Bake on middle rack of oven for 10-12 minutes until just starting to turn brown on the edges.
  8. Cool 2 minutes on baking sheet, then remove to wire rack to cool completely.
For chrysanthemum-infused oil
  1. To infuse oil, in a coffee or spice grinder, place dried chrysanthemum flowers and grind to fine powder.
  2. Reserve 1 tablespoon of powder for when cookies are prepared, cover in a small bowl.
  3. Add remainder of powder to walnut oil. Heat gently either in small saucepan, just to simmer. Cover and keep warm for 1-2 hours. Alternately place in yogurt maker for 24-48 hours.
  4. Allow infused oil to cool prior to adding to batter.
Recipe Notes

*Prepare chrysanthemum infused oil 24-48 hours prior to making cookies.

**Alternately you may use chrysanthemum tea bags, open and measure 2 oz of the tea leaves.

Dried chrysanthemum flowers can be purchased online or from Oriental markets. These are not the chrysanthemums that are sold in garden centers or that are grown in pots in autumn. If unable to find, walnut oil… hazelnut oil, coconut oil or avocado oil may be substituted.

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