This is an Italian inspired recipe but the photos and recipe are from the Coustellet farmer’s market in Provence.

Ingrédients (4 people/4 personnes) :

2 cuillérées a soupe farine (2 Tbls of flour)

1 œuf (1 egg)

12 cl de bière ou de lait (120 ml of milk or beer)

20 fleurs de courgettes (20 zucchini flowers)

Mélanger dans une assiette creuse la farine, l’œuf, la bière ou le lait, saler et poivrer. (Mix flour, egg, beer or milk with salt and peper in a medium sized bowl. The kids did this part).

Plonger les fleurs dans le mélange et faire frire tout doucement. (Dip the flowers in the batter and gently fry them. The kids dipped the flowers in the batter but stayed away from the frying pan as it’s too dangerous).

Séparer chaque beignet a l’aide d’une spatule avant de les tourner. (I only fried a few flowers at a time so not to stick together and then I flipped them gently and layed them on a plate linned with a paper towels).

We served this with green beans and Duck a L’orange

Servir chaud et bonne appétit

Serve warm and enjoy