[Tilted Irish Kilt]

LostPassword:" For a few weeks (in May/June) I get lots of flowers that turn into 1-2 inch squashes then die.
That concerned me the first year. But they are males."

The male bossoms are the first to appear . They are numerous but do nothing until the female blossoms (fruiting) show up.
Johnny , do you have a good recipie for battered squash blossoms ?
I hate to see the blossoms go to waste , and I know that all blossoms can be delicious when battered . Do you have one ?
or , should I submit to the recipie forum ? Is the blossom as good and nutritious from cukes , or other curcubits ?

[JRandomFreeper]

There is very little calories in any vegetable, so figure about 10-20 calories per ounce of veggies.

However... the flowers I stuff with whatever sausage I want, recently it has been Italian sausage. Generally, I bake them because I have problems swallowing the breading. And now I know why. But if I was breading them, I would dip them in a simple tempura recipe prior to deep frying them.

My tempura batter is almost always on-the-go, so a package tempura would be ok, or I use about 50/50 flour and corn starch mixed with ice cold good beer like a pilsner. An ale or bock is too heavy. Salt and pepper the breading to taste, and then salt and pepper them after they are cooked, and out of the oil.. very hot.

Dang. This is making me hungry..

/johnny

[JRandomFreeper]

I've also used rice flour or potato flour instead of corn starch if it was handy. My tempura recipe isn't traditional, but I'm in Texas and not very traditional anyway. I make it up as I go on stuff like that.

I only use recipes for things like my hand-crafted ice cream.

/johnny