Cooking with Honey

There are so many benefits to using honey!  Here are a few of my favorite:

-It's an antioxidant

-It absorbs more slowly into the digestive system than sugar

-It contains many natural minerals and vitamins

-Local, wild honey can help with allergies

I'm still trying to perfect using it in my cooking/baking, and I ran across some tips that I thought would be good to pass on to you.

-Honey tends to be 1 to 1 1/2 times sweeter than sugar.  When substituting honey for sugar, it's best to use about half of the amount called for in the recipe.

-When baking with honey, use about 1/2 tsp. of baking soda for each cup of honey used.

-Reduce the liquid in the recipe by 1/4  cup for each cup of honey used.

-Reduce the oven temp by 25 degrees to prevent over-browning.

Happy honeying!!!

Comments

[Patti Fletcher]

Wow! So good to know!

[Krissy Nordhoff]

Thank you!!!

[SurvivingByGrace]

Love your posts! Keep them coming!