HONEY STRAWBERRY BUTTER

Makes 2 cups

Ingredients:
½ cup butter; softened
½ cup honey
1 pint fresh strawberries; sliced
grated peel of 1 orange

Put all ingredients in a blender on medium speed and beat until smooth.
Serve on pancakes and waffles.

 

HONEY SPONGE CAKE (steam-cooked)

Ingredients:
6 eggs, separated and at room temp
1 cup sugar
¼ cup almond powder (OR 1 teaspoon almond extract)
1 Tab honey
1 ½ cup plain flour
1 ½ tsp baking powder
¼ tsp salt
½ tsp bicarb soda
4 Tab milk
2 Tab butter, melted then cooled
(OR peanut oil)

In Steamer:  Before mixing, bring water to boil in pressure cooker.
In bowl:  sift flour, baking powder and salt; set aside.
In another bowl:  beat egg whites until stiff.

1.  With electric mixer, beat egg yolks; gradually blend in sugar and almond powder. Cream mixture until smooth, about 5 minutes. Add honey (and almond extract). Mix together milk, baking soda and cooled melted butter; add to egg yolk mixture. Gradually add sifted flour mixture.

2.  When batter is thoroughly blended, quickly but gently fold in egg whites.

3.  Steaming:  Grease bottom only of 9″ round flat-bottom, high-sided bowl (or tube pan, bundt pan or cupcake tins). Pour batter into bowl. Steam for 1 hour.

Best served steaming hot. Cake can always be re-steamed without suffering.