00:00 (crunching)
00:01 These beautiful flowers are perfect for frying
00:04 and I'm gonna show you how.
00:05 A zucchini blossom is the edible flower of a zucchini plant
00:09 and they are so tender and delicious.
00:11 They're most commonly fried.
00:13 Sometimes you'll find them stuffed
00:15 with a delicious cheese mixture and then fried.
00:17 I'm gonna go with the simplistic approach.
00:19 We're gonna batter these, fry them up.
00:20 They're gonna be so crunchy,
00:22 a highly addictive summer snack.
00:24 We'll start by making the batter.
00:25 In one bowl, mix together flour, baking powder, and salt.
00:29 In a separate bowl goes my milk, eggs, and olive oil
00:31 and then I'll combine the two and mix until it's smooth.
00:34 And now we head over to the oil.
00:36 We're gonna dip and fry.
00:39 If you spread the flowers out a little bit
00:40 before you batter 'em,
00:42 you have a lot more crunchy bits to eat on.
00:44 You wanna have a little station set up.
00:45 So you've got your batter, your oil,
00:47 and then a tray or a plate lined with paper towels
00:50 to drain them on.
00:51 After you coat these in the batter,
00:52 you're gonna place 'em in the oil
00:53 and fry 'em for two to five minutes
00:55 until they're golden and crispy.
00:57 While I've got these beautiful blossoms
00:59 and I'm standing at the fryer,
01:00 I can't help myself but make some that are stuffed.
01:03 I've got a mixture I've made with just ricotta cheese,
01:06 a little lemon zest and Parmesan.
01:09 I'm gonna pipe this into the center and fry it.
01:11 The Italians love to kinda stuff their zucchini blossoms
01:14 and then fry 'em.
01:15 I can't resist.
01:17 Gotta do a crunch test.
01:18 And for the taste test.
01:23 It's salty and crunchy right off the bat.
01:27 That's my favorite combination.
01:28 And then you get that little delicate flower on the inside.
01:32 These are just fun.
01:33 If you can get your hands on some squash blossoms
01:35 this summer, you should do it.
01:37 It's the perfect something special
01:38 to add to your next dinner party.
01:40 (beep)
01:41 And that's a wrap.
01:43 [MUSIC PLAYING]
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