Honey Recipes
Back when things were typed on a typewriter instead of written on a screen, the Nova Scotia Government at the time, produced a little recipe booklet.. filled with Honey Recipes. It has no date, no author, just the title `Honey Recipes` It was published back when we had a Nova Scotia Department of Agriculture & Marketing Horticulture & Biology Services Branch with Hon. W.J. Hawkins, Minister & W.V. Grant, Deputy Minister.
Future Foodie
My youngest decided she wanted to bake something, and being the little foodie she is.. I’m not about to say No when she walks in asking to bake ‘something’. From Birth this child of mine has had a love of food, running into the kitchen when my mixer starts to help, to giving the cook a hug when it’s super yummy (and heaven help us if it isn’t. My heart goes out to Chef Ramsey’s Mother, I feel your ‘raising a chef’ pain)
Vintage Honey Buns Recipe
One day, my little one will have her very own restaurant… She told me so. I might as well encourage it.. and help her explore different recipes.. Vintage ones being the best as they only have real ingredients, making everything from scratch.
She decided to try the `Honey Buns` recipe, as it had the most spilled food on the page. Someone in the past returned to this page over and over again, therefore it had to be a tasty favorite, she figured. My Smart little Cookie.
- 2 cups sifted flour
- 3 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/3 cup shortening
- 3/4 cup milk
- 1/2 cup honey
- 1/4 cup butter
- 1/3 cup chopped raisins
- 3 cups cornflakes
- Sift together flour, baking powder, and salt.
- Cut in shortening until mixture resembles coarse corn meal.
- Add milk
- Stir only until dry ingredients are moistened.
- Turn onto lightly floured board.
- Knead lightly 10 to 12 strokes.
- Roll into a 12-inch square.
- In a small bowl, beat honey and butter until blended
- Add raisins
- Crush cornflakes to 2 cups and stir into honey mixture
- Spread evenly over surface of dough
- roll up as for jelly roll
- Cut into slices 1 1/4 inch thick.
- Place cut side down in greased 9-inch round cake pan
- Bake in hot oven (400F) about 30 minutes or until done and lightly brown. Serve hot.
The Honey Buns were tasty.. crunchy cornflakes in the middle with soft raisins… My little Ramsay gave them a 6 out of 10, which is more like a 8 out of 10 for those of us with a less discerning palate.
Honey Buns ready to go into the oven
I love this logic! “She decided to try the `Honey Buns` recipe, as it had the most spilled food on the page.’ and will try the recipe for the same reason.
That’s how you know its a good one 🙂 it could also be the lemon honey cake on the other page.. we are trying that one today.