Dandelion Flower Cookies

Dr. Peter Gail has been an avid supporter of Dandelions for a long time. His work has inspired others to this noble cause, and a lot of that is due to his wonderful collection of Dandelion Recipies. This one is sure to be a winner. Not just another cute culinary prize but a real weapon in the War For Dandelions and the Planet. The road to victory lies in large part through the stomach of a starving war ravaged wasteland world. Once people realize the enormous power of Dandelions to turn the tragedies around it would only take a couple more years for victory.

Victory? Over soil erosion, wildlife decimation, bird and bee vanishings, and especially over the hardening of hearts in a hate filled world. The rest of the good projects we all know of could then proceed much more rapidly, and so victory in this War on Dandelions is absolutely vital.

Dandelion Flower Cookies
Recipe courtesy of Peter A. Gail, Ph.D.
Note: Before making the cookies, read Dr. Peter Gail's instructions
for cooking with dandelion flowers.
1/2 cup oil
1/2 cup honey
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup unbleached flour
1 cup dry oatmeal
1/2 cup dandelion flowers
Preheat oven to 375°F. Blend oil and honey and beat in the two eggs and vanilla. Stir in flour, oatmeal and dandelion flowers. Drop the batter by teaspoonfuls onto a lightly oiled cookie sheet and bake for 10-15 minutes.
Cooking with Dandelion Flowers by Peter A. Gail, Ph.D
Dandelion flowers aren't just pretty. They are also extremely nutritious food and have none of the bitterness of dandelion leaves if you cut off the green bracts at the base of the flower cluster.
To Prepare Dandelion Flowers for Use in Recipes:
Wash them thoroughly.
Measure the required quantity of intact flowers into a measuring cup.
Hold flowers by the tip with the fingers of one hand and pinch the green flower base very hard with the other, releasing the yellow florets from their attachment. Shake the yellow flowers into a bowl. Flowers are now ready to be incorporated into recipes.

See also http://www.edibleweeds.com and for list of edibles see
http://www.utopiasprings.com/aglist.htm About 750 edibles in easy to use lists.
Sorry, no corn or squash or tobacco families in these gardens, just all edible all the time plants.

For More Great Recipies See
http://www.prodigalgardens.info/dandelion%20recipes.htm

Bon Apetite
Stexie