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Lemon and lavender posset with lavender biscuits
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Lemon and lavender posset with lavender biscuits

8 ingredients Serves 4-6 openrecipes
Lemon and lavender posset with lavender biscuits

A posset is a very simple pudding that dates back to the middle ages. Some possets can be very heavy on the cream, but I’ve used lemon juice and fragrant lavender to cut the richness.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

669
Calories
14g
Protein
18g
Fat
112g
Carbs

Counts 5 of 6 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 5 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Cream 1 tbsp (15ml) heavy 51
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Lavender not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 600ml/20fl oz double cream
  • 150g/5½oz caster sugar
  • 1 tbsp edible lavender
  • 2 lemons
  • 100g/3½oz soft, unsalted butter
  • 2 tsp lavender (fresh buds and leaves or edible dried lavender)
  • 50g/1¾oz caster sugar
  • 175g/6oz plain flour

Directions

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By bbcfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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