Alcoholic drinks from honey began to be prepared several thousand years ago, simultaneously with the advent of beekeeping. Over time, production technology has changed, but the unforgettable taste and hop flavor remain the same. Next I will tell you how to make mead at home. We will look at a modern version and a classic recipe without yeast and boiling, which we used before.
Mead is a low-alcohol (5-10%) alcoholic drink obtained by fermenting honey. Depending on the recipe, in addition to water, yeast, hops, flavorings and other ingredients may also be added to the composition.
There is strong mead, but it is made not by fermentation, but by adding the required amount of alcohol (vodka) to the finished product. This method allows you to achieve a predetermined strength of the drink up to 75 degrees.
In Rus', “drinking honey” was considered sacred and was an integral attribute of many holidays, but in the Middle Ages they forgot about this wonderful drink. The second birth of mead occurred in the first years of Soviet power, when beekeepers received a lot of honey unsuitable for long-term storage and sale. For the sake of quick processing, beekeepers made mead with the addition of baker's yeast.
The new low-alcohol drink caught on; it was prepared at home, using not only spoiled, but also very high-quality mature honey, diluted with water. A few decades later, the industrial production of mead began. In this regard, the city of Suzdal in the Vladimir region became famous, where production has continued to this day.
Modern homemade mead
Ingredients:
- honey – 300 grams;
- water – 2 liters;
- dry yeast - 1 teaspoon (or 25 grams of pressed);
- hop cones – 5 grams;
- cinnamon and nutmeg - 1 pinch.
All ingredients are available; difficulties may arise only with hop cones. They are sold in almost every pharmacy, so this is not a problem either. You can use any yeast, for example, for baking bread.
Mead making technology
1. Choosing honey. One of the most important stages, on which the quality of the finished drink largely depends. Try to choose the most fragrant varieties. Buckwheat honey is excellent, but you can use something else, such as linden honey.
In the spring, many beekeepers offer fresh liquid honey, but if you are not well versed in beekeeping, it is better not to buy it. There is a risk that instead of a natural product, dealers will sell a surrogate made from sugar, or that the honey itself will be of low quality. Such raw materials will never make delicious homemade mead.
2. Dissolving honey in water. Pour water into an enamel pan and bring to a boil. Add honey to boiling water, stirring constantly with a spoon. After 4-5 minutes of boiling the honey mixture, a white foam will begin to appear on the surface, which must be carefully collected with a spoon.
Attention! Honey burns very quickly and can ignite, so the pan should not be left unattended for a minute.
3. Adding flavoring additives. After the foam is removed, add other ingredients to the mixture: cinnamon, nutmeg and hops, which will give the drink original flavor notes. After mixing thoroughly, remove the pan from the heat.
4. Preparation for fermentation. Cool the mixture to 25-30°C (very important) and add the diluted yeast. If you do this at a higher temperature, the yeast will die and fermentation will not begin.
Transfer the pan with the honey solution to a dark place with a temperature of about 25°C. If there is no separate room, you can use an aquarium heater. To avoid foreign substances and insects getting into the wort (flies are especially annoying in the summer), I recommend tying the pan with gauze.
After 1-2 days, signs of fermentation will appear: foam will begin to form on the surface of the mixture, and hissing will be heard. Pour the contents of the pan into a fermentation container, placing a medical glove with a hole in the finger or a water seal on the neck. The designs of these devices are shown in the photo.
Homemade water seal 
Fermentation under the glove 5. Fermentation. As a rule, fermentation of mead lasts 4-6 days. The end of the process is indicated by a deflated glove or a prolonged absence of bubbles escaping through the water seal. Another test method is to bring a burning match to the surface of the liquid, which should not go out. There is nothing to be afraid of, the strength of the drink is only 5-10 degrees, it will not catch fire.
6. Filtration and bottling. The final stage of preparation. Carefully pour the mead into another container, leaving sediment at the bottom, then strain through several layers of gauze.
Pour the finished drink into bottles (glass or plastic), seal tightly and transfer to the refrigerator or basement. I'm not a fan of storing alcohol in plastic containers, but in this case it's harmless. The strength of mead is low, so the alcohol will not interact with the plastic. Beer is sold in bottles like these. You can drink mead almost immediately after preparation, but I recommend letting it sit for 3-5 days and only then taste it.
How to make mead carbonated
1. Wash bottles (plastic or glass) well and wipe dry.
2. Add honey to the bottom of each container (one and a half teaspoons per 1 liter of drink). Thanks to the honey, a slight secondary fermentation will occur, which will saturate the mead with natural carbon dioxide.
3. Pour the drink into bottles, leaving 5-6 cm of free space from the neck. Seal tightly with stoppers or lids.
4. Transfer the containers to a dark room at room temperature for 7-10 days. Check the gas pressure once a day and relieve excess pressure if necessary.
5. Place the carbonated honey in a cool place for at least 5 days to ripen.
Mead without yeast and boiling
An ancient recipe according to which our ancestors made mead. They did without yeast and diluted honey in cold water. I warn you that using this technology, preparation will take 3-4 months, and the strength of the drink will be much lower - 2-4 degrees.
The most difficult thing in this recipe is to find an adequate replacement for yeast, since honey and water will not ferment on their own. There are two options: use cherries (raspberries, strawberries) or raisins as a catalyst. Cherries are historically the right choice, but raisins are a more reliable choice. Let's consider both cases.
Cooking technology
1. Dilute honey in cold water. The amount of ingredients depends on the chosen fermentation catalyst. In the case of raisins, use: 1 liter of water, 80 grams of honey and 50 grams of raisins.
If you decide to support fermentation with cherries (raspberries, strawberries), then to make mead you will need: 1 liter of water, 4 kg of cherries and 2 kg of honey. First remove the pits from the cherries, then pour in the honey solution.
Attention! Raisins and cherries should not be washed before adding to mead, otherwise you may accidentally wash away the wild yeast responsible for fermentation, and it will be difficult to predict the subsequent result.
2. Tie the neck with gauze, then place the container in a warm place. Fermentation will begin in 1-2 days. Since we did without yeast (dry and baker's), it takes more time than in the first case.
3. If signs of fermentation appear (see point 4 of the first recipe), filter the liquid through several layers of gauze, pour into another container and close tightly. This method is used to prepare the so-called “set mead”, which does not require a glove or a water seal.
4. All that remains is to put the bottles in the refrigerator or cellar for maturation. After 3-4 months you can try the finished drink. It will turn out carbonated with a slight sourness, the alcohol is almost not felt, more like kvass.
Mead without yeast P.S. Many people call “proper mead” a recipe without yeast or boiling. But this does not mean that the first option is not as tasty or healthy. I advise you to prepare mead using two methods, try each option, and only then draw conclusions.
The video shows a simple recipe for honey beer.
For diabetes mellitus of the first and second types, it is extremely important to monitor your diet so as not to provoke a rise in blood sugar levels. All products should be selected according to the glycemic index (GI) and bread units (XE) should be taken into account. One unit of bread is equivalent to 10 grams of carbohydrates. For diabetes of any type, the recommended daily dose should not exceed 2.5 XE.
GI is directly related to the number of grain units in a product; the lower the index, the lower the XE. When consuming an increased amount of carbohydrates, a diabetic must recalculate the amount of insulin, that is, add an injection of short-term insulin before meals, based on the XE consumed.
It is a mistake to believe that the diabetic menu does not contain baked goods. It can be included in your daily diet, preferably for breakfast, just replace sugar with honey and adhere to a few more cooking rules.
Below the concept of GI will be described and, based on the data, “safe” products for baking have been selected, various recipes and general recommendations for diet therapy are also presented.
Glycemic index
The glycemic index is a numerical indicator of the rate at which glucose is absorbed after eating a certain product; the lower the number, the safer the food. It is worth noting that some products have different characteristics with different heat treatments.
Such an exception is carrots; when fresh, its GI is 35 units, but when boiled it is 85 units. The same exception applies to fruits. It is forbidden to make juices from them, even those that are allowed for diabetics, as their indicator increases to a dangerous level. All this is due to the fact that the fruit “loses” fiber, which helps glucose enter the blood more evenly.
If, after all, the juice was consumed in the diet, then it is necessary to recalculate the dose of short-term insulin administered before meals so as not to provoke hyperglycemia. But what GI indicators are considered normal? For this purpose the following information is provided:
- Up to 50 units - the products are absolutely safe for diabetics and do not affect blood sugar levels.
- Up to 70 units - you can only occasionally include such food in your diet. It can harm the patient.
- From 70 units and above – under the strictest prohibition.
It is worth carefully selecting food products for diabetes of any type and relying on glycemic index data.
"Safe" Baking Products
Sugar level
The GI of honey directly depends on its variety, for example, the minimum values for chestnut, acacia and linden honey are up to 55 units. so only these varieties are allowed for diabetics. You should also not consume honey if it has become candied.
Traditional baked goods use wheat flour, which is completely prohibited in case of diabetes. It can be replaced with rye or oat flour. If the recipe specifies a large number of eggs, then you need to make adjustments - leave one egg and replace the rest only with white.
Diabetics are allowed to prepare sugar-free baked goods from the following products:
- Rye flour;
- Oat flour;
- Kefir;
- Whole milk;
- Skim milk;
- Cream up to 10% fat;
- Vanillin;
- Fruits - apples, pears, plums, raspberries, strawberries, apricots, all types of citrus fruits, etc.
From this list of products you can prepare charlotte, honey cake and cakes.
Baking recipes with honey
You can cook not only baked goods, but also with the addition of honey. For example, jelly or marmalade, the recipes of which include only honey, fruit and gelatin. This dessert is absolutely harmless for a diabetic, but the serving should be no more than 200 grams per day.
For honey charlotte with apples you will need the following ingredients:
- 250 grams of apples;
- 250 grams of pears;
- Honey – 3 tablespoons;
- Oatmeal – 300 grams;
- Salt – 0.5 teaspoon;
- Vanillin – 1 sachet;
- Baking powder – 0.5 sachet;
- One egg and two whites.
Beat the eggs until fluffy foam forms, add honey, vanillin, salt, baking powder and sifted flour. Mix everything thoroughly until a homogeneous mass is obtained. The consistency should be creamy.
Peel and core the fruit, cut into small cubes and combine with the dough. Place an apple cut into slices on the bottom of a baking dish greased with vegetable oil and fill them with dough. Bake at 180 C for 35 minutes. At the end of cooking, let the charlotte stand in the mold for five minutes and only then take it out. Garnish the dish with lemon balm sprigs or cinnamon.
To add a more piquant touch to your breakfast with charlotte, you can prepare a healthy tangerine decoction. This is not only tasty, but also has a number of positive effects on the patient’s body.
This drink:
- Calms the nervous system;
- Increases the body's resistance to infections of various etiologies;
- Reduces blood sugar levels.
To prepare one serving you will need the peel of one tangerine. It must be cut into small pieces and pour 200 ml of boiling water. Let sit for at least three minutes.
The video in this article presents recipes for pies that are approved for diabetes.
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Quick and delicious baking for tea is the dream of any housewife, but it is quite real! If you want something tasty and sweet, whip up soft honey cookies. There is absolutely no sugar in the recipe, so this baking can be given even to small children. And if you add citrus zest, you will get a very festive taste and aroma.
Ingredients:
- Butter - 100 g
- Flour - 2 tbsp.
- Honey - 4-5 tbsp.
- Egg - 1 pc.
- Orange or lemon zest (optional) - 1 tbsp.
- Soda - 0.5 tsp.
- Vinegar - 1 tbsp.
Step-by-step photos of quick sugar-free honey soft cookies:
The butter should be removed from the refrigerator 1 hour before cooking so that it becomes soft and easier to work with.
Beat in the egg and mix.
Add flour and soda and knead the dough.
The dough is ready, if it is very soft and difficult to work with, then put it in the refrigerator for 20 minutes, but under no circumstances add flour, otherwise the cookies will be tough.
Roll out the dough thinly (it’s easiest to do this directly on a baking sheet). We cut out any animals or simply cut them into squares.
If you don’t want to roll out the dough, you can pinch off pieces of it, form balls and, after flattening them a little, place them on a baking sheet.
The cookies will rise slightly in the oven but will remain soft. Therefore, you should not bake for longer than 15 minutes.
Let it cool a little, and only then transfer it to a plate, otherwise it may break.
In general, everything turned out very tasty, and thanks to the orange zest, the aroma was great!
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Enjoy your tea party everyone!
Baking with honey has been known in Rus' since ancient times, but today few people use the old, time-tested recipes. Honey is not a cheap pleasure, so many have replaced it with ordinary sugar. And in vain. After all, this product is famous for its beneficial, healing properties. Many people believe that during baking they are lost and honey turns from a healthy product into a dangerous and even harmful to health. But that's not true. Yes, beneficial substances lose their properties during the heating process, but due to the fact that sugar is not used, baked goods instead of sucrose contain fructose and glucose that are familiar to the body. Therefore, honey baked goods should still be present on our table today.
Honey cookies are a quick, simple, easy recipe and very economical. It's a great pleasure to cook. Especially if there are small children in the house, they will be happy to take an active part. After all, there is a share of creativity here! Cutting out various figures for them is an element of an exciting game.
The cookies turn out delicious, soft, sweet, with a light honey-citrus aroma, as citrus zest is added to it. Cinnamon lovers can add this aromatic spice. While baking, the whole house is filled with a pleasant aroma!
Butter can be perfectly replaced with sunflower oil (refined, deodorized, odorless). The approximate equivalent of 100g butter is 1/4 tbsp. vegetable Those who are afraid of the taste of soda can safely add baking powder to the dough.
If someone prefers shortbread dough without eggs, then such cookies will turn out tasty, but drier and crispier. To prepare you will need:
- 100 g butter or margarine;
- 1.5 cups flour;
- 4-5 tbsp. l. honey;
- baking powder.
It's very easy to prepare. Honey is ground with butter or margarine to a thick, homogeneous mass. Be sure to sift the flour (this makes the dough more tender) and add baking powder. Mix everything and put in the refrigerator for 1-2 hours. By the way, this recipe is perfect for those who are fasting.
You can also add any nuts, dried fruits or just raisins. You can sprinkle sesame seeds on top.
The finished cookies can be coated with protein or chocolate glaze. It turns out very tasty if you glue them together in pairs with boiled condensed milk or jam.
Treat your family members to delicious homemade baked goods this weekend!
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Ingredients:
3 apples
- 150 g flour
- 2 eggs
- 100 g butter
- 3 tbsp. spoons of honey
- 1/3 teaspoon of soda
- 1/3 teaspoon salt
- 1/3 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Cooking method:
Melt butter and honey. Mix eggs, salt, flour, soda slaked with lemon juice and cinnamon. Pour melted honey and butter into the dough and stir.
Cut the peeled apples into slices and add to the resulting mass. Grease the mold with oil, pour in the dough and place in an oven preheated to 170 degrees for 40-45 minutes.
Bon appetit!
Castella with honey
Ingredients:
- 2 egg whites (room temperature)
- 2 egg yolks (room temperature)
- 5 tbsp. l. (70 g) sugar
- 1/3 cup (50 g) flour, sifted
- 1 tbsp. l. (25 g) honey (diluted with 1 tbsp hot water)
Cooking method:
1. Place parchment paper in a baking pan (9cm x 19cm) lined with aluminum foil. Preheat the oven to 165°C.
2. Pour the egg whites into a large, clean bowl and beat with a mixer at high speed until slightly foamy (about 30 seconds). Continue beating, gradually adding sugar for 4 minutes. Add the yolks, beat (at medium-low speed) for 1 minute, then add the flour, beat until smooth. Pour the mixture (1 tbsp honey + 1 tbsp hot water) into a bowl, beat for 1 minute.
3. Pour the dough through a sieve into the biscuit mold. Using a spatula, help the dough pass through the holes in the sieve. Level the surface with a spatula.
4. Bake in a preheated oven for 40-45 minutes or until the sponge cake is golden brown.
5. Remove the pan with the biscuit from the oven and let it cool. When the biscuit has cooled completely, remove it from the mold. Remove the parchment paper and place it on a new piece of parchment paper.
6. Trim (with a very sharp knife) exactly the edges of the biscuit. Cut into pieces. Let's serve. Bon appetit!
Contraindicated in case of individual intolerance to the components of the recipe
Lemon Honey Pie
Dough: 200g flour, 100g butter, 50g sugar, zest of 1 lemon, 1 egg, 2 tbsp. lemon juice
Filling:
200ml lemon juice (3 lemons),
zest of 2 lemons,
2 eggs,
150g thick honey,
200g fat sour cream
walnuts for sprinkling.
Cooking method
Preheat the oven to 200°C. First, let's make the dough. Place flour, cold butter, and sugar in a food processor. Grate the zest of one lemon and chop into fine crumbs. Add the egg, lemon juice and knead the dough until it sticks together into a lump. Roll out the dough, put it into a mold, trim the edges, put it in the refrigerator for half an hour. Meanwhile, grate the zest from two lemons into a large bowl, add the juice of three lemons, honey and stir well. Leave for half an hour. We take the form with the dough out of the refrigerator, put in baking paper, pour in a load - balls or beans (or apricot kernels).
Bake with a load for 15 minutes, then without a load for another 5-7 minutes. While it's baking, prepare the filling further. Add two eggs to the juice with zest and honey, stir well and strain. Mix with sour cream. The filling is liquid. Pour the filling onto the hot cake and return to the oven, reducing the temperature to 160°C. If possible, pour the filling onto the crust directly in the oven without taking it out. The pie is ready when the filling looks like jelly. This takes about half an hour. Take out the pie and cool.
Contraindicated in case of individual intolerance to the components of the recipe
Easter cake
Ingredients:
3 eggs
- 2 cups of flour
- 0.5 cups granulated sugar
- 100 g butter
- 100 g raisins
- 2 tbsp. honey (we recommend using)
- 1 tbsp. soda, 0.5 tbsp. salt
Cooking method:
Grind the butter with sugar and gradually add eggs, honey, sifted flour, soda and salt to the mixture. Knead the dough, and when it is almost ready, add the raisins. Grease the molds with oil, add the dough and bake at 200 - 210 degrees until done (about 30 minutes).
Grease the finished cake with glaze and decorate with sprinkles.
Contraindicated in case of individual intolerance to the components of the recipe
Diet apple charlotte
Ingredients:
Wheat flour - ½ cup
- rolled oats - ½ cup
- egg - 1 pc.
- egg white - 2 pcs.
- kefir - 1 glass
- baking powder - 1 tsp.
- honey - 3 tsp. (we recommend using )
- apples - 6 pcs.
Cooking method:
Mix flake flour, sugar, egg and whites, add kefir until it reaches the consistency of pancake batter. Let it sit for a bit so that the flakes swell. Add baking powder and, if desired, cinnamon (vanilla, cocoa). Place the chopped apples in the mold and fill with the resulting mixture. Bake for 30 minutes. Bon appetit!
Contraindicated in case of individual intolerance to the components of the recipe
Donuts with honey
Ingredients:
Flour - 3 cups
- egg - 4 pcs
- soda - 1 tsp.
- kefir (or yogurt) - 1 glass
- sugar - 3-4 tbsp.
- vanilla sugar - 1 sachet
- honey (we recommend using honey)
Sift the flour, mix with soda, salt, vanilla sugar and granulated sugar. Combine kefir with about 2 cups of flour. If the dough is still too liquid, then add about another glass of flour.
Let stand for a few minutes at room temperature. The finished dough should be relatively thick (like normal rich country sour cream), but not stiff, i.e. The dough should slide heavily from the spoon, but not flow.
Heat the vegetable oil in a thick-walled saucepan, reduce the heat slightly and drop pieces of dough into the hot oil with a teaspoon. Fry until done.
Heat honey with a few tablespoons of water in a small saucepan, add spices to taste (cinnamon, ground black pepper) and stir. Pour honey over the donuts and let them cool slightly. Serve with tea.
Contraindicated in case of individual intolerance to the components of the recipe
Mock-apple cake with strawberries and honey
Ingredients:
Oat flakes, 70 g
-semolina, 25 g
-natural yogurt without additives, 220 gr
-egg white. 2 eggs
-apple, 2 pcs.
-carrot, 1 large
-juice of half a lime
-honey 10 g (we recommend using honey)
- dates, figs or other dried fruits of your choice.
Cooking method:
Combine oatmeal with semolina and pour in yogurt, mix. Add whipped egg whites to the oatmeal-yogurt mixture.
Grate the apple and carrots on a fine grater and add them to the dough. Add the juice of half a lime, finely chopped dried fruits and honey to the dough.
Bake the cake in a preheated oven at 160 degrees for 40-50 minutes.
While the cake is baking, make the cream.
Add yogurt, powdered sugar to the cottage cheese (if the yogurt is sweet, you don’t need to add sugar!), banana puree, mix everything well.
Finely chop the strawberries and add to the cream. Spread the cream onto the slightly cooled cake and leave the cake in the refrigerator overnight.
And in the morning we enjoy a delicious and healthy dessert!
Contraindicated in case of individual intolerance to the components of the recipe
Ginger cookie
Cooking method:
Heat the water, add honey, sugar, spices and, stirring constantly, bring to a boil.
Remove the pan from the heat. Add pieces of butter and stir.
Pour flour and baking powder into a bowl. Gradually pour in the honey-butter mixture in a thin stream and knead the dough. Cover the dough with film and refrigerate overnight.
Take out and roll out the dough into a layer 2-4 mm thick (the thinner the dough is rolled out, the crispier the cookies will be). Cut out the figures.
Bake cookies in a preheated oven at a temperature of 170-180 degrees - 7-10 minutes.
Contraindicated in case of individual intolerance to the components of the recipe
Fried bananas with honey
Cooking method:
Sponge roll with honey
Ingredients:
Cooking method:
Place eggs, sugar, honey, soda and flour in a deep bowl, beat with a mixer until smooth and place on a baking sheet greased with margarine. Pour the mixture into a thin layer onto a baking sheet and place in the oven, preheated to 200 degrees. Bake for 5-7 minutes until golden brown.
You can make any filling based on the products you have. For example, beat sour cream with sugar. Another option is to grate the lemon with the peel and mix with sugar. The third option is to take any jam.
Check to see if the biscuit is baked - if it comes off easily, it means it's ready. Grease with the chosen filling and roll into a roll. The roll is ready!
Contraindicated in case of individual intolerance to the components of the recipe
Cherry pie with honey
Ingredients:
250 g flour
- a quarter cup of honey (we recommend using honey)
- cherry (to taste)
- half a glass of sugar
- 2 tablespoons of powdered sugar
- half a glass of milk
- sunflower oil
- 60 ml rum
- teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 egg
Cooking method:
Remove the pits from some of the cherries and cut them in half. In a separate bowl, mix sugar, ginger, flour, butter, milk, egg and baking powder. Stir halves of cherries into this mixture. Pour the dough into a greased mold. Place in the oven, preheated to 150 degrees. The pie is baked for 20-30 minutes. Next, mix rum and honey, pour this mixture over the cake and leave it to soak for an hour. Decorate with remaining cherries and powdered sugar.
Contraindicated in case of individual intolerance to the components of the recipe
Puff pastries with honey
Ingredients:
800 grams puff pastry
- 1 cup honey (we recommend using honey for this honey recipe)
- 1 cup flour
- 1 teaspoon of powdered sugar
- 5 glasses of milk
- 12 yolks
- 50 grams of butter
Cooking method:
Defrost the dough, roll it out into layers 3 cm thick and prick them in several places. Cover the baking sheet with parchment or foil, place the dough and bake for 10 minutes. at a temperature of 200 degrees.
To prepare the cream, beat the yolks with honey, add flour and beat again. Pour the prepared mixture into boiling milk in a thin stream and, stirring continuously, cook over low heat for about 5 minutes. Add butter, stir, cool. Cool the baked puff pastry, trim the edges and cut each layer into 4 equal parts. Grease the puff pastry pieces with cream and place 3 pieces on top of each other. Grease the top of the cakes with cream, sprinkle with crumbs (making puff pastries from scraps), and decorate with honey.
Contraindicated in case of individual intolerance to the components of the recipe
Curd casserole with honey
Ingredients:
1/2 kilogram of cottage cheese
- 50 grams of honey (for this recipe with honey we recommend using honey)
- 1/2 cup sugar
- two eggs
- 3-4 tablespoons of semolina
- 1 tablespoons butter
Cooking method:
Wipe the cottage cheese thoroughly, add sugar, honey, semolina and eggs. Place the thoroughly mixed mixture into an oiled frying pan or baking sheet. Preheat the oven and cook the casserole for 35-40 minutes. Cottage cheese casserole with honey can be served with sour cream or condensed milk or decorated with nuts and fruits.
Contraindicated in case of individual intolerance to the components of the recipe
Honey-chocolate pie with apricots
Ingredients:
A glass of kefir
- two thirds of a glass of sunflower oil
- a glass of sugar
- a tablespoon of honey (for this recipe with honey, we recommend using honey)
- one egg
- two glasses of flour
- two thirds of a teaspoon of soda
- tablespoon cocoa powder
- 6-7 apricots
- a handful of cranberries
- powdered sugar
Cooking method:
Mix kefir with soda and leave for 5-10 minutes. Beat the egg with sugar and honey, add kefir with soda and butter. Beat again. Mix flour with cocoa, sift into the dough. Mix thoroughly. Cut the apricots in half, remove the seeds. Pour the dough into a greased mold, press the apricot halves and cranberries on top. Place in an oven preheated to 180 C for about 40 minutes. Cool, remove from pan, sprinkle with powdered sugar and serve.
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Lemon cake with honey
Ingredients:
50 g honey
150 g flour
250 g butter
250 g granulated sugar
2 glasses of milk
Zest of 1 lemon
Cooking method:
Mix the egg, honey, flour (100 g), soda and knead the dough. After mixing thoroughly, you need to divide the finished dough into 4 layers, which will then need to be baked. In order to prepare the cream, you need to mix butter, flour (50 g), and a little milk. After putting it on low heat, you will need to add the remaining milk. Cook the mixture until a homogeneous thick mass is formed. Let the paste cool, then add the zest and juice of one lemon. Lubricate the layers with the resulting paste and connect them. On top of the cake you can decorate with lemon slices and honey.
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Honey cake"
Ingredients:
200 g honey
100 g butter
100 g granulated sugar
3 cups wheat flour
2 eggs, 1 g ginger
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
3 teaspoons lemon zest
Cooking method:
Heat the honey, add melted butter, mix well, add sugar, add ginger and mix everything thoroughly again. After this, add eggs, cloves, cinnamon and gradually add flour while stirring. Then knead the dough well, roll out 1 cm thick, cut into pieces and place them on a heated, greased baking sheet. Bake in the oven at a temperature of 180-200 C.
450 gr. dark chocolate (broken into small pieces)
Cooking method:
In a bowl, mix flour, salt, baking powder and soda. In a large bowl, cream softened butter, brown sugar and granulated sugar. Add honey and beat until creamy. add beaten egg, vanilla, milk powder and espresso coffee powder. Add flour mixture and mix thoroughly. Add chocolate pieces and stir.
Preheat the oven to 190 degrees. Place the dough on a baking sheet and bake for 10-15 minutes until golden brown.
Contraindicated in case of individual intolerance to the components of the recipe
Honey cookies
Ingredients:
1/2 cup white wheat flour
1/2 cup whole wheat flour
1 tsp salt
1 tsp soda
1/4 cup brown sugar (preferably dark brown, or add 1 tsp molasses)
85 g (6 tbsp) butter at room temperature
1/2 cup honey
1/3 water/milk
1 tsp vanilla essence
Cooking method:
Combine flour, sugar, salt and baking soda in a large mixer. Add the rest of the ingredients and knead into a soft, elastic dough (do not knead for too long). Divide the dough into two parts. Roll out each piece into a rectangle measuring 25x30 cm, cut into 30 squares with a side of 5 cm (the cookies can be pricked with a fork). Preheat the oven to 200°C.
Use in this recipe liquid natural polyfloral honey "Berestov A.S." Altai "Mountain"
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