Recipes of the week

125g butter

⅓ cup caster sugar

1 egg

1 cup 100 per cent Australian honey

1 cup hot water

2½ cups plain flour

3 tsp bi-carb soda

2 tsp cinnamon

2 tsp ginger

Method:

Cream butter and sugar. Add egg and then beat in honey.

Sift dry ingredients and add to mixture.

Lastly, add hot water and mix thoroughly.

Pour into lined 23cm square tin (or use shapes such as gingerbread man).

Bake 40 to 60 minutes in a moderate oven.

Corned beef

Ingredients:

Piece of corned beef

4 tbsp 100 per cent Australian honey

1 tbsp vinegar or lemon juice

20 peppercorns

1 bay leaf

Method:

Into a large saucepan of water add the honey, vinegar, peppercorns and bay leaf.

Place corned beef in the saucepan and bring to boil very slowly.

Allow to simmer very slowly until cooked — about 30 minutes per 500 grams.

Source: Cooking with Honey, Queensland Beekeepers’ Association Inc.