recipe that features honey

[jazzyjas]

Ok -- I am having my mother, who keeps bees, come into my classroom for a demonstrationand thought I'd make the kids some kind of honey based treat -- straight honey would be too messy -- any ideas?

Thanks for your help

Jas

[slknight]

Jas,

We made this in the classroom when I was in second grade. I still remember it because I love it so much.

The recipe is totally flexible. It's a 1 to 3 ratio, so you can make it in any amount you want (we were learning the metric system and used milli-liters). You may want to experiment ahead of time because I'm not sure how much it makes.

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Honey Milk Treats

1 part peanut butter (i.e. 1 cup)
1 part honey (i.e. 1 cup)
3 parts powdered milk (i.e. 3 cups)
raisins
flake cereal, such as Wheaties

You mix the peanut butter and honey together. Then you stir in the dry milk. You then mix in raisins. Roll into balls and roll in crushed cereal and chill.

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I know it sounds like a weird combination, but it's really good and doesn't require any cooking. The only problem would be if you can't use peanut butter in the classroom because of peanut allergies. I tend to think of honey and peanut butter going together well, such as honey-p.b. muffins.

-Susan

By the way, I saw in your profile that you're in Alex. I grew up in Arlington and got married in Old Town. At what school do you teach?

[food girl]

There were some really yummy lemon-honey cookies in the Nov. or Dec '00 issue.

[dncomom]

The pumpkin streusel bread has honey in it. Not a lot. 1/4 cup I think but it is soooo good. What age are the students?

[Jewel]

Don't forget the Honeyed Apple Torte! That would be a good one to show the kids that honey is a great substitute for refined sugar in baking treats that still taste great! http://www.cookinglight.com/bbs/biggrin.gif

[Leanne]

If you need something really easy - there is a candy (not sure whom it's made by) taht tastes like honey - has a hard coating & a drop of honey inside. They're good if you can find them. I've seen them at the grocery store before.

[Hoosier65]

This is a great snack for kids and adults.
HONEY SNACK MIx

3T canola oil
¼ c. honey
2 c. corn chex
2 c. rice chex
1 c mini pretzels

Mix cereals and pretzels together in a microwave safe baking dish. Drizzle the honey and oil over and mix gently. Microwave on high 2-2½ minutes, stirring after 1 minute. Spread out on waxed paper to cool.
Enjoy!
These times are in a 1000 watt micorwave, adjust times accordingly. Cook just until it starts to take on a little color.

[beejayw1]

Well, here are a couple recipes from CL. The granola sounds like a winner to me, but the cake is a good make-ahead. I note that the honey almond cookies were not given a favorable rating, if you're going to do a recipe search on this site.

If you want to be a little lazy (but not thrifty, since it's expensive) you could buy some good baklava (Harry & David's, e.g.) and use that as an example of what was made with honey.

Or... You could get some fresh-baked bread, somehow keep it warm, and slice it, letting each child drizzle honey over his or hers (you might need several rolls of Wet Ones wipes to clean up the mess...)

Here are the recipes:

Glacier Peaks Granola
Ingredients
3 cups regular oats
2 cups sweetened puffed-wheat cereal (such as Kellogg's Smacks)
1/2 cup wheat bran
2 tablespoons slivered almonds
1/2 cup applesauce
1/3 cup honey
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
1/2 cup chopped dried apricots
1/2 cup sweetened dried cranberries (such as Craisins)

Directions
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cooking Time: 37 minutes
Preheat oven to 375º.
Combine the first 4 ingredients in a large bowl. Combine applesauce, honey, oil, cinnamon, and ginger in a small saucepan, and cook over medium heat 2 minutes or until honey is melted, stirring occasionally. Pour applesauce mixture over oat mixture, stirring to coat. Place mixture in a jelly-roll pan, and bake at 375º for 20 minutes. Gently stir granola, and bake an additional 15 minutes or until dry. Cool; stir in apricots and cranberries. Store in an airtight container.


Honey Cake
Ingredients
Cooking spray
1 tablespoon dry breadcrumbs
1/4 cup hot water
2 teaspoons instant espresso granules or 4 teaspoons instant coffee granules
1/2 cup sugar
2 large eggs
1/2 cup honey
3 tablespoons stick margarine, melted
1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
1/2 cup golden raisins

Directions
Estimated Total Time: 1 hour, 30 minutes
Preheat oven to 325°. Coat an 8 x 4-inch loaf pan with cooking spray, and dust with breadcrumbs; set pan aside.Combine water and coffee granules, and set aside.Combine sugar and eggs in a medium bowl; stir well with a whisk. Add honey and margarine; stir well. Combine flour, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt. Add half of flour mixture to sugar mixture; stir well. Add coffee mixture; stir well. Add remaining flour mixture, and stir just until flour mixture is moist. Stir in walnuts and raisins.Spoon cake batter into prepared loaf pan, and bake at 325° for 1 hour and 20 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center of cake comes out clean. Cool cake in pan 10 minutes on a wire rack, and remove from pan. Cool cake completely on wire rack.

[BlueMoose]

The recipe that slknight posted is what we always called "peanut butter playdough" but we didn't use raisins. Kids can play with it just like playdough...it's really fun! But like she said, I suppose you can't come within a mile of the school with a peanut product.

[SQ]

My husband grew up dipping apple slices into honey before popping them into his mouth. Maybe that would work in the classroom.