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Edible Flowers and Herb Schmear Blooming With Flavor For Any Occasion

Edible Flowers and Herb Schmear

dana vento
Prep Time 10 minutes
Additional Time 15 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Cuisine Topping

Ingredients
  

  • A Stick of Butter salted or unsalted your choice at room temperature
  • Edible Flowers about 5 Blooms of assorted colors. snapdragons and marigold
  • Red Pepper Flakes a dash
  • Chives Chopped
  • Thyme Chopped
  • Oregano Chopped
  • Basil Chopped
  • Smoked Paprika
  • Freshly Milled Pepper

Instructions
 

  • Place a piece of parchment paper down (about the size of a smaller cookie sheet)
  • Next, using an icing spreader (or spatula or spoon) spread the butter across the parchment paper, keeping it rather thin, but not transparent
  • Once you spread the butter evenly it's time to give it a dash of color.
  • Sprinkle with red hot pepper flakes, LIGHTLY.
  • Follow that with the green herbs: Oregano, Thyme, Basil, Parsely.
  • Then, pieces of the petals of the edible flowers as small as you can make them.
  • Next top off with a dash of smoked paprika (or you can use Italian Seasoning Spice mixture).
  • Make sure that the herbs are small and the petals too.
  • Then add slices of baguette to the sides and some knives to spread the schmear on your bread chunks.
    Edible Flowers and Herb Schmear Blooming With Flavor For Any Occasion
  • Enjoy.
  • Chill any leftovers by scraping the parchment and putting it into a container that is sealed.
  • Enjoy at a later date up to a week (though flowers and herbs may brown!)
    baguette with schmear of edible flowers

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