7 May 2008

Honey Trap

Honey Nut Biscuit Recipe

It’s National Honey Week. While everyone else attempts to get out of a sticky situation, why not get yourself into one with this recipe from The Hive Honey Shop?

Honey Nut Biscuits
Makes approximately 25

Ingredients
280 g white flour
1 tsp. baking powder
100 g brown sugar
50 ml strained dark honey
100 g butter or margarine
50 ml buttermilk
½ tsp. soda dissolved in 10 ml hot water
1/3 tsp. salt
125 g cereal oats
1 egg
75 g finely chopped nuts (walnuts, hazelnuts, almonds)
75 g seedless raisins
1 tsp. vanilla essence

1. Preheat oven to 160ºC (fan assisted) or 180ºC (conventional).

2. Sift the flour with the baking powder.

3. Mix remaining ingredients in a bowl in the order listed above (adding the flour/baking powder mixture after the water) until batter has a doughy consistency.

4. Spoon walnut-size balls of the mixture onto a greased baking sheet.

5. Bake for fifteen minutes or until golden brown.

6. Remove and let cool before serving.

They’re great to nibble on between breakfast, lunch and tea — no matter how busy you might be.

The Hive Honey Shop, 93 Northcote Road, SW11 6PL (020 7924 6233 or thehivehoneyshop.co.uk).