Fiori di Sicilia substitute
Submitted by KitchenBarbaria... on June 09, 2015 at 2:54 am

Fiori di Sicilia substitute
Rose water
Orange extract OR orange zest OR sub some orange juice for some of the liquid
Vanilla
2:2:1 rose water, orange extract, and vanilla

Also try 1:1:1 or 1:2:1 - it just depends on what you decide you like.

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Submitted by omaria on Tue, 2015-06-09 21:06.
Hi girl, thanks for this recipe . I won't need it for a while, because I have an unopened 4 oz. bottle still. But it is good to know. I might just make a little bit because I do have rose water

Submitted by KitchenBarbaria... on Wed, 2015-06-10 03:04.
Hey, Ria! Give it a try. It won't taste exactly like the Fiori di Sicilia, but this is what I was told was used by someone's Italian baker grandad when he was making biscotti in the 40's and 50's.
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I've also been told that orange blossom extract or essence or "water" (edible of course) is a good ingredient for a faux F di S, and I have seen that in some Mediterranean/Lebanese type grocers, or places that carry ingredients from those areas. Hopefully I can remember to pick that up next time I see it.

Submitted by omaria on Wed, 2015-06-10 15:49.
Well, what do you know...... I have orange blossom water also!

Submitted by 4paws2go on Wed, 2015-06-10 20:03.
A friend who'd visited Italy sent me a teensy vial of the 'Millefiori' essence, which he said a bakery there used for their pantone...it's remarkably similar to the Fiori di Sicilia...the rosewater, orange flower water, a bit of vanilla, AND a drop of jasmine (I get this from an Indian grocer, or a Middle Eastern grocer), put me pretty much on target.

Submitted by KitchenBarbaria... on Mon, 2015-06-29 13:44.
You mean a jasmine essential oil? (Edible that would have to be)
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Or some sort of "jasmine water"? I can't recall seeing this in an Indian grocery, but I may have passed it up as being something I had no idea of what use I could put it to. Could you describe the jasmine as an ingredient a bit more?
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I think the orange [blossom or orange flower water] is probably a better ingredient than the orange extract etc., but I imagine the Italian grandad was substituting what he COULD lay hands on for actual orange blossom essence/water, which would have been virtual unobtanium Back In The Day in most of the US. It's not that easy to find it now.

Submitted by KitchenBarbaria... on Mon, 2015-06-29 19:49.
Darn I meant orange blossom or orange flower "water" - not orange water! Dang not being able to make corrections to these comments, LOL!

Submitted by 4paws2go on Sat, 2015-07-04 08:35.
I go to Roanoke, pretty frequently, to visit my son/grandchildren...there are a large number of ethnic grocers (YAY!!!) that are along one of the main drags, so I stop at ALL of them. I'll find my teensy bottle of jasmine essence. I think I found that in S. Florida, at a HUMONGOUS Indian grocer's)...it was in with their supply of flavorings. Another huge favorite of mine, is kewra essence. All that stuff makes me SWOON...lol, rosewater, orange flower water...Years ago, I used to make my own rose oil, and or distill rosewater. I enjoy growing 'antique'/heirloom roses, and have several damask varieties. I swoon a lot!
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Submitted by 4paws2go on Sat, 2015-07-04 09:14.
Me, again! It's available, online...I trust these folks. https://www.silvercloudestates.com/
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They have nearly every flavoring you could ever dream of!
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Laura