Pumpkins plants produce far more flowers, especially male flowers, than will produce pumpkins. This tasty summer treat is made without the saltines used in other fried pumpkin flower recipes.
Contributed by: Brent Heckerman, Cincinnati, Ohio
Pumpkin Trivia: In 1584 upon seeing it for the first time, a French explorer called them “gros melons. This translates into Latin as “pepon”, or a large melon. It wasn’t until the 17th century that American colonists first referred to them as pumpkins.
Taste Test Challenge: After you’ve tried this recipe, try this Fried Pumpkin Blossoms recipe. It uses different ingredients. Certainly, if you like one of these recipes, you will like both of them.
Here are the fried pumpkin flowers ingredients:
| 24 | pumpkin blossoms |
| 1/2 cup | milk |
| 2 | eggs |
| 1/2 cup | whole wheat flour (or corn meal) |
| 3-4 tablespoons | olive oil |
| dash | salt |
| as desired | fresh cracked black pepper to taste |
Did You Know? Also, you can use squash or zucchini flowers in this recipe.
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