Flower power: 5 gorgeous ways to use edible flowers in your cooking

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If you were to flip through vintage cookbooks or yellowing past editions of Good Housekeeping, chances are you'd come across a plethora of pretty pictures where fancy, floral garnishes adorned meals, desserts, and appetisers.

While they may have fallen out of fashion for a time (like all trends, food movements always come back in style) it seems edible flowers are the height of culinary sophistication once more.

With the power to make any dish or drink look Instagram-worthy, edible flowers are one of 2020's most in-demand accessories. Although foraging is proving popular right now, we recommend buying your flowers instead of picking them—at least, until you've done thorough research into which are edible and which are not. Often found at farmer's markets, you can also order then direct to your door—we recommend Maddocksfarmorganics.co.uk or Finefoodspecialist.co.uk.

From baking them into biscuits and adorning on icing, placing delicately on frothy cocktails, or as a final flourish on a leafy salad, it's time for your kitchen to bloom.

ADD TO THE CENTRE OF SHORTBREAD BISCUITS

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USE TO ADORN YOUR SUMMER SALADS

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BAKE INTO THE TOP OF A PIE CRUST

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decorate the top of a foamy cocktail

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SURROUND THE SIDES OF AN ICED CAKE

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