RECIPE

Rose Tea with Apple Rose

Name: Rose Tea with Apple Rose
Yield: 1-2

Recipe Created For

Stoneware Mug

Cook Time

Under 30 Minutes, Prep Time: Under 30 Minutes

Serving Size

1-2

INGREDIENTS

(Makes 1 serving)

1 Pink Lady apple
½ cup water
½ cup caster sugar
1 rose-flavoured tea bag
250ml freshly boiled water (for brewing the tea)

RECIPE NOTES

Delicate rose tea served with a handcrafted apple rose for a fragrant and elegant teatime experience. For the most realistic rose effect, use a crisp Pink Lady apple and slice it as thinly as possible using a mandoline. The apple rose can also be prepared shortly before serving and gently warmed by the hot tea.

INSTRUCTIONS

Wash and dry the apple thoroughly. Using a sharp knife or mandoline, slice the apple as thinly as possible from top to bottom, leaving the skin intact to create naturally coloured edges. Discard the core pieces.

Combine ½ cup of water and ½ cup of caster sugar in a small saucepan over medium heat. Simmer gently until the sugar has dissolved completely and a light syrup has formed.

Pour the syrup into a shallow dish and allow it to cool slightly. Add the apple slices to the syrup and soak for 2–3 minutes until soft and pliable.

Remove the slices from the syrup and allow any excess syrup to drain away.

Arrange 10–20 apple slices in a straight overlapping line, with each slice overlapping the previous by approximately one-third and the red skin facing upwards.

Starting from one end, carefully roll the slices into a tight spiral to create a rose. Gently fan out the outer slices to resemble delicate petals.

Place the apple rose into a Le Creuset Stoneware Mug. Brew the rose tea with 250ml freshly boiled water according to the tea bag instructions, then carefully pour the hot tea around the apple rose.

As the tea warms the apple, the petals will soften and gently bloom. Serve immediately.