Honey Cakes
Submitted by brianjwood on May 19, 2004 at 5:47 am

DESCRIPTION
Honey Cakes

SUMMARY
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INSTRUCTIONS
Honey Cakes

* Exported from MasterCook *

Honey Cakes

Recipe By :Chili Mike's Son
Serving Size : 1 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Scottish

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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1 1/4 pounds sifted flour
4 ounces butter
2 heaped Tbsps sugar
2 tablespoons honey
2 egg yolks
1/2 pint milk
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1 pinch salt
1 egg white
1/2 pint thick heather honey
3 tablespoons ground almonds
1/2 pint melted heather honey

Rub butter into flour. Heat sugar and honey gently until well mixed, stir in baking powder. Add to flour mixture, alternating with egg yolks beaten with milk. Mix very well, add salt and mix again. Roll out very lightly on floured board, cut into rounds or shapes. Put on greased baking sheet, bake in oven
350F (180xC), about 20 minutes. Remove to a rack, paint tops with lightly beaten egg white. Mix thick honey with ground almonds, spread over painted tops. Put in very cool oven for no longer than 5 minutes to set. Eat either hot or cold, or Serve hot from oven with warm, melted honey poured over. Makes
about 24 cakes.

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NOTES : Heather honey is famous for its flavour, gathered from the tiny, delicate, wild flowers which are also used for making Heather Ale, Drambuie and Atholl Brose. It takes a lot of heather blooms to make anything, so heather honey is a particular treat, as are these light little cakes.
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