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Floretas, fried honey flowers

Floretas, fried honey flowers

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A Castilian treat: a thin, fluid batter made with eggs, milk, and flour, cooked on a hot, oiled, flower-shaped iron until it separates, then coated in hon…

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Recipe from Mazbel, Ignacio2403, adapted by Recette de cuisine · · updated on

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Castilian roses are a traditional pastry dessert originating from Castile and León, Castile-La Mancha, Extremadura, and Andalusia. These rose-shaped pastries are often given as gifts during family celebrations such as baptisms and weddings.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time15 min
  • Cook time10 min
  • Resting30 min
  • Total55 min
  • DifficultyMedium
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodfrying
  • Estimated cost$11.71 $0.39 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
  • Vegetarian

Ingredients

30 people
  • $4.79
  • $1.00
  • $0.39
  • $0.50
  • $0.05
  • $3.78
  • $1.20

Prices from US supermarkets for 6 of 7 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Mix the flour with the baking powder and yeast. ≈ 4 min
  2. Whisk the eggs, then continue to beat in the milk and flour mixture until you have a smooth batter. ≈ 4 min
  3. Heat the floret iron by immersing it in very hot oil.
  4. Dip it in the batter, but don’t completely cover it, then return it to the oil.
  5. When the dough detaches from the iron, the floreta is cooked. ≈ 3 min
  6. Drain them and either drizzle with honey or sprinkle with sugar. ≈ 2 min

The bill

Floretas, fried honey flowers

  • 12 eggs$4.79
  • flour (approximately 500g, for a thin dough)$1.00
  • 500 g of sugar$0.39
  • 500 ml of milk$0.50
  • Half a packet of baking powder$0.05
  • honey$3.78
  • oil for deep frying$1.20

Total$11.71

that's $0.39 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Equipment

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Before you start

Ingredients

  • 12 eggs
  • flour (approximately 500g, for a thin dough)
  • 500 g of sugar
  • 500 ml of milk
  • Half a packet of baking powder
  • A pinch of baking soda
  • honey
  • oil for deep frying

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