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Honey is very versatile and healthy and tasty and ... shall I go on? To begin with - here is a general formulation which will exchange sugar for honey in recipes.
Baked goods made with honey have a rich, moist quality and do not get stale quickly. To substitute honey for sugar in a favorite recipe, remember these changes:
*Use about 3/4 cup honey in place of every cup of sugar.
*Reduce the liquid in the recipe by 1/4 cup for every 3/4 of honey you use. If there is no liquid to reduce, add 2 tablespoons of flour for each cup of honey used in the recipe.
*Add 1/2 teaspoon of baking soda for every cup of honey.
*Lower the oven temperature by about 25 degrees to prevent excessive browning in a honey-rich recipe.
HONEY GRANOLA – Makes 7 cups
Submitted by Sandy P. of Cleveland
Sandy picked up her pound of honey today at the Shaker Square Farmer’s Market. You can win too, submit your recipe and see if it is picked! Email your recipe to: ohiohoney@ohiohoney.com
3 cups rolled oats
1 cup dried unsweetened coconut chips
1 cup pecans or walnuts, quartered
½ cup Ohio Honey Company dark honey
½ cup extra virgin olive oil
½ cup packed light brown sugar
¼ cup sesame seeds
1 teaspoon coarse salt
¼ teaspoon cinnamon
1 cup golden raisins
Mini Nestlé chocolate chips (as much as you like)
Prepare: Preheat oven to 275°
Mix together oats, coconut, nuts, honey, oil, sugar, sesame seeds, salt and cinnamon.
Spread granola in an even layer on a rimmed baking sheet. Bake, stirring every 10 minutes for 40 minutes. Add raisins and bake about 10 minutes more until granola is toasted. Let cool completely and then add add the mini Nestlé dark chocolate chips.
HONEY GRANOLA can be stored at room temperature for up to two weeks (if it lasts that long).
Sandy P., Cleveland
Are you wondering what else to do with honey? You can make a pecan-honey butter that is great on waffles, toast and pancakes. Honey is great for grilling, too. The next time you need a new and tasty treat to grill with, make a honey-mustard barbecue sauce. Fresh Pecans are available locally from Covered Bridge Gardens, 1681 Netcher Rd, Jefferson 440-862-1682
Irish Oatmeal Pancakes 
Yield: about 14-16 4 inch cakes.
Pancakes made from oatmeal? Yes, if you're Irish, and why not. These are delicious Remember that you should not over-mix pancakes - lumps don't matter..
1 cup quick-cooking oatmeal
1 cup all-purpose flour
½ teaspoon baking soda
¼ teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons dark brown sugar
1 ½ cups milk
2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted and cooled.
In large bowl, mix together oatmeal, flour, baking soda, and salt.
In separate bowl, combine sugar, milk and butter. When well mixed, add to dry ingredients. Stir lightly, just to combine.
Heat oiled griddle or frying pan until very hot. You can test its heat by sprinkling a few drops of water in pan. If drops sizzle, pan is ready.
Pour batter onto griddle using a small measuring cup. When bubbles appear on the top of the batter, lift cake to see if it is brown on bottom. When brown, flip over and cook on second side. Serve immediately.
Don’t forget to pour on O’hio Honey!
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