Flower Cookery (Sam/Rosie[/Frodo], PG)
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shire_kitchen's Recipe Fic challenge.
Title: Flower Cookery
Rating: PG
Pairing: Sam/Rosie/Frodo]
Word Count: 300 (a triple drabble)
Recipe: Lavender Shortbread
Written for the Shire Kitchen's Recipe Fic Challenge
Rosie hummed as she kneaded the shortbread together, crumbling lavender blossoms between her fingertips. The sun shone on Sam's garden, a lark trilled nearby, and she felt brimful of warmth in this summer even more bountiful than the spring. And perhaps of something else as well, with her stomach uneasy of mornings, but even that was welcome, with what it might mean.
The kitchen basket overflowed like a miniature garden, blossoms and sprigs filling the air with mixed herbal scent; Rosie considered the clump of violets, destined to be trimmed and summered into syrup, and selected one to eat, its sweet floral taste filling her mouth and settling her stomach. She tipped the crumbly shortbread dough into the pan and pressed it flat, humming all the while.
Then she yelped, as strong arms wound round her waist. "Sam Gamgee, you frightened me near out of my hide!" She hadn't heard him come in, at all. Hobbits may walk quietly if they choose, but Sam had returned with a skill at moving silently that was all but uncanny.
Sam laughed and nuzzled her ear, squeezing her gently, the sun's warmth glowing off his skin. "Begging your pardon, Mistress Rose, but it's a stronger hobbit than your old Sam who could keep his hands off you with the light in your hair."
"There ain't a stronger hobbit than my Sam.' Rosie spun in his arms, careful of her buttery, sugary hands, and stood on tiptoe to kiss him. Sam kissed her back, holding her close, burying his face in her hair as she laid her head over his heart. Her eyes were drifting shut with contentment when a flicker drew her gaze; Mr. Frodo leaned in the kitchen doorway, smiling at them so sweetly, and Rosie's heart all but ached with happiness.
Author's note: Lavender, alone or with lemon zest, makes a lovely flavoring for cakes, cookies, and pie fillings (custards, cream cheese mixtures, etc). Be careful to buy lavender that is grown for culinary use or herbal teas, not potpourri. Or grow some yourself!
This is modified from my friend Miche's lavender shortbread.
1/2 cup (125g/4oz) butter
1/2 cup icing (powdered/confectioner's) sugar
1&1/2 cups cake flour OR
1 cup plain unbleached (all-purpose) flour and1/2 cup cornflour (cornstarch)
1 1/2 teaspoons dried culinary lavender (flowers), finely chopped/crumbled
Preheat the oven to 150C/300F. Soften the butter (but don't melt it). Add the sugar and cream until very light in colour and texture. Sift in the cornflour and plain flour, and add the lavender. Mix gently until well combined. Turn out onto a lightly floured board and knead well (it's sometimes a little crumbly but should come together in the knead). Roll out to about 1/2cm (1/6 inch, give or take) thickness, cut into squares or rounds. Place on a baking sheet lined with non-stick baking paper. Bake for 10-15 minutes until set and just ever so lightly golden brown. Remove to a rack to cool.
Or, pat out into a pan to a thickness of 1/4-1/6 inch, prick with a fork, and bake for 20-25 minutes. Cut into squares while hot; break apart when cool.
shire_kitchen's Recipe Fic challenge.Title: Flower Cookery
Rating: PG
Pairing: Sam/Rosie/Frodo]
Word Count: 300 (a triple drabble)
Recipe: Lavender Shortbread
Written for the Shire Kitchen's Recipe Fic Challenge
Rosie hummed as she kneaded the shortbread together, crumbling lavender blossoms between her fingertips. The sun shone on Sam's garden, a lark trilled nearby, and she felt brimful of warmth in this summer even more bountiful than the spring. And perhaps of something else as well, with her stomach uneasy of mornings, but even that was welcome, with what it might mean.
The kitchen basket overflowed like a miniature garden, blossoms and sprigs filling the air with mixed herbal scent; Rosie considered the clump of violets, destined to be trimmed and summered into syrup, and selected one to eat, its sweet floral taste filling her mouth and settling her stomach. She tipped the crumbly shortbread dough into the pan and pressed it flat, humming all the while.
Then she yelped, as strong arms wound round her waist. "Sam Gamgee, you frightened me near out of my hide!" She hadn't heard him come in, at all. Hobbits may walk quietly if they choose, but Sam had returned with a skill at moving silently that was all but uncanny.
Sam laughed and nuzzled her ear, squeezing her gently, the sun's warmth glowing off his skin. "Begging your pardon, Mistress Rose, but it's a stronger hobbit than your old Sam who could keep his hands off you with the light in your hair."
"There ain't a stronger hobbit than my Sam.' Rosie spun in his arms, careful of her buttery, sugary hands, and stood on tiptoe to kiss him. Sam kissed her back, holding her close, burying his face in her hair as she laid her head over his heart. Her eyes were drifting shut with contentment when a flicker drew her gaze; Mr. Frodo leaned in the kitchen doorway, smiling at them so sweetly, and Rosie's heart all but ached with happiness.
Author's note: Lavender, alone or with lemon zest, makes a lovely flavoring for cakes, cookies, and pie fillings (custards, cream cheese mixtures, etc). Be careful to buy lavender that is grown for culinary use or herbal teas, not potpourri. Or grow some yourself!
This is modified from my friend Miche's lavender shortbread.
1/2 cup (125g/4oz) butter
1/2 cup icing (powdered/confectioner's) sugar
1&1/2 cups cake flour OR
1 cup plain unbleached (all-purpose) flour and1/2 cup cornflour (cornstarch)
1 1/2 teaspoons dried culinary lavender (flowers), finely chopped/crumbled
Preheat the oven to 150C/300F. Soften the butter (but don't melt it). Add the sugar and cream until very light in colour and texture. Sift in the cornflour and plain flour, and add the lavender. Mix gently until well combined. Turn out onto a lightly floured board and knead well (it's sometimes a little crumbly but should come together in the knead). Roll out to about 1/2cm (1/6 inch, give or take) thickness, cut into squares or rounds. Place on a baking sheet lined with non-stick baking paper. Bake for 10-15 minutes until set and just ever so lightly golden brown. Remove to a rack to cool.
Or, pat out into a pan to a thickness of 1/4-1/6 inch, prick with a fork, and bake for 20-25 minutes. Cut into squares while hot; break apart when cool.
