This is a sad day - it being my Mom's birthday and the first without her. I was just going to give one of her great recipes and that was it. This morning I opened up the New York Times Food section as I always do,and was both shocked and surprised. Yottem Ottolenghi had written about squash flowers and there it was - a variation of our family's fried squash flowers.!!!It was the strangest case of coincidence. His call for the squash flowers to be stuffed with cheese and walnuts Our recipe is much simpler.
About the squash flowers if you're growing squash you will have them.They're a bright apricot -orange and kind of resemble orchids Pick them very early (around 7 AM) before they close for the day. Once they're picked wash them thoroughly to get rid of any dirt and bugs and split them open. Leave to dry on a paper towel. Do the same for the ones from your local farmer's market.
The batter
My Mom always said it was the "one"rule", one cup water to one cup flour mixed in with one egg.Just that simple.It's then just whisking everything together and seasoning with sea salt and freshly ground pepper. Once that's done add olive or vegetable oil to cover the bottom of a skillet. You can add a knob of butter as we do for a buttery flavor.
Dip flowers into the batter until they are completely coated Fry until golden and crispy on both sides. Drain and serve with a slice of lemon. The left over batter can be used for crepes which is what we ate after the flowers.
This was one of my Mom's favorite recipes, from her Piedmomtese grandmother. She would want everyone to enjoy eating them as she did.
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