An abundance of thyme

[MaryIsobel]

For some reason, my thyme plants went crazy this year. Looking for something I could do with it other than just drying it. A syrup, compound butter,savory cracker/bisquit/crisp? All are ideas I've had. Extra points if I can give it as Christmas gifts. I know there are a plethora of ideas out there, just curious if there are any tried and true uses.

[BeeZee]

I can’t provide a recipe, but I have had lemon thyme shortbread, which is good for gifting.

[Maison Rustique]

I've made lemon thyme pound cake that was loved by all. I think I just used a regular recipe and added lemon zest and thyme and made a glaze with the same.

 

I can't recall the maker, but I often buy a goat cheese that is rolled in a blueberry/thyme thing. I think you could do this yourself--I'd likely get freeze-dried blueberries (or KAF now has a blueberry powder that I haven't tried), add finely chopped thyme and roll a log of goat cheese in it.

[chromedome]

My first four thoughts were the exact three suggestions you'd floated in the original post, plus the obvious "too much thyme on my hands" Dad joke. (Sorry... but I restrained myself for three hours...)

 

As Christmas gifts go, perhaps put the thyme together with other dried herbs in a suitable mixture, and put them into attractively decorated and labeled jars? Or perhaps a herb jelly that straddles the sweet/savory line?

 

 

[blue_dolphin]

33 minutes ago, chromedome said:

Or perhaps a herb jelly that straddles the sweet/savory line?

I love this idea for gifting!  I see recipes that include lemon, orange or apple, all of which sound like they’d be lovely as part of a cheese or charcuterie board. 

[MaryIsobel]

1 hour ago, blue_dolphin said:

I love this idea for gifting!  I see recipes that include lemon, orange or apple, all of which sound like they’d be lovely as part of a cheese or charcuterie board. 

I'm intrigued by the idea of orange and thyme - thank you or the suggestion.

[MaryIsobel]

2 hours ago, chromedome said:

My first four thoughts were the exact three suggestions you'd floated in the original post, plus the obvious "too much thyme on my hands" Dad joke. (Sorry... but I restrained myself for three hours...)

 

As Christmas gifts go, perhaps put the thyme together with other dried herbs in a suitable mixture, and put them into attractively decorated and labeled jars? Or perhaps a herb jelly that straddles the sweet/savory line?

 

 

Believe me, I'm with you on the Dad jokes (Mom jokes?) I had to refrain from getting cutesy with the title of my post.😉

[Nancy in Pátzcuaro]

I make a lot of crackers with my sourdough discard, and you've just given me a new flavor profile. Would you use the fresh leaves, or the dried? I think I'll try using the fresh leaves first. Like you I have a very large--one might call it "huge"-- thyme plant. Thanks for the idea.