Elderflower jelly with grapes

Elderflower gives a delicate fragrant flavour to these pretty jellies.
Prepare Ahead
The jelly can be made up to 48 hours in advance, and chilled until needed.

“elderflower gives a delicate fragrant flavour to these pretty jellies.”


Total time required 20 mins
Preparation time: 15 mins
Cooking time: 5 mins

Ingredients:
75ml Elderflower Cordial
4 Gelatine Leaves
4 tbsp Whipped Cream, to serve
1 handful Seedless Green Grapes, to serve

Method:
1.Measure 600ml cold water in a jug and stir in the cordial.
2. Place the gelatine leaves in a small bowl with water for 5 minutes and let them become soft.
3. take them out of the bowl and add them to the elderflower mixture.
4. Place the bowl over a pan of barely simmering water, and stir until the gelatine has completely dissolved. If desired add a splurge of vodka or gin.
5. Pour into 4 glasses, or a jelly mould (old aluminium cake mould is fine) then chill on a tray in a refrigerator for at least 2–3 hours, or until set. Serve the jelly in the glasses, topped with whipped cream and a few grapes.
6. To remove jelly out of mould place it in a some luke warm water until jelly comes off and turn onto a serving plate. Serves 4


Also, check out Heston Blumenthal's Heston's Feast programme. In one of his outlandish dishes he makes absinthe and elderflower jelly.