Kosmatice
Sweet Elderflower Fritters
1759 recipe from Culinary Heritage Cookbook (a joint Czech/Austrian project collecting old recipes that were crossing the border between Austria and Southern Bohemia and Znojmo, where my great-grandparent’s village is located).
We are still in between living quarters and staying in a motel, so I cheated and used pancake mix since I don’t currently have my usual pantry.
They reminded me of a slightly floral funnel cake. I didn’t have powdered sugar, or my spice grinder to make some, so I drizzled them with honey. I only made a small batch since I didn’t want to waste the elderflowers if I didn’t like them, but I could definitely see myself making them again, hopefully from scratch.
A modern recipe:
Have you tried this outdoorsy Czech delicacy served sweet with powdered sugar or savory with dip?