How to Use Orange Blossom Water Beyond Cheesecake

Question

I have an 8oz bottle of orange blossom water that I only use for one recipe (cheesecake), and use 1/8-1/4 tsp in the recipe.  Can you recommend any other uses for the ingredient?  Even just to add to a glass of plain seltzer, would you use a drop or a splash?  Thanks!

Lynn Clark · Accepted Answer

Hi Matthew -
We have a couple of recipes that this would be great in. Adding a dash or two to our Yogurt Loaf Cake, specifically, or any of our pound cakes would be really nice. It would also be great in rice pudding, such as this one with Bourbon, Orange, and Cardamom. Now is a good time for us to emphasize that less is more: Too much of these aromatic flavors (in your nose or in a dish) will remind you of soap or granny’s perfume rather than something indescribably delicious and unusual. A dash or two is probably as much as we would advise.
Good luck!
The Milk Street Cooking Team

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