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Twilight menu: Breaking Dawn Dessert for Bella and Edward


This is the last of 4 courses I made for a Twilight menu
(inspired by
Stephenie Meyer's books).
It was fun to create Twilight recipes, especially with just the few ingredients I had at home at the time.
Enjoy!









Breaking Dawn Dessert

Black Sesame Seed Pudding with Rose Syrup and Red Rose Petals



Photos by Alessandra Zecchini©




I unashamedly admit that I am very happy with the dessert. In the pantry I found some surigoma, crushed black sesame seeds, and I remember that in Japan I enjoyed many sesame seeds desserts. And in the garden I had some beautiful red roses, not sprayed and therefore edible!

Breaking Dawn is all about love.....

Ingredients
50 g crushed black sesame seeds (available in Asian shops)
100 ml water
1 tbsp sugar
1/3 (one third) tsp agar agar (available in Asian shops)

For the Syrup
100 ml water
2 tbsp sugar
1 tbsp rose water essence

Finish with red rose petals

Place the first 4 ingredients in a small pot and bring to boil. Simmer for 2 minutes, stirring well, and then pour into a small container. Set at room temperature, and then refrigerate. To make the syrup boil the water with the sugar until it halves in size, add the rose water and set aside. Before serving tilt the pudding from the container (this dose makes about 4 servings) and cut. I used a heart shaped cookie cutter here. Place on a plate decorated with rose petals. Drizzle with the syrup. Eat everything , the rose petals are delicious!!!!!


Photos by Alessandra Zecchini©

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