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HOT BLUEBERRY HONEY TOAST
Preparation time: 10 minutes | Serves: 1-2 people
Ingredients
● Fresh blueberries
● Smooth ricotta
● 2-3 tbsps. raw chilli honey
● Sea salt
● Crushed, toasted walnuts (optional)
● 3-4 sourdough slices
Method
1. Warm the hot honey in the microwave for about 20 seconds.
2. Toast your bread and spread with a generous amount of ricotta. Top with the blueberries (I like to halve mine so they don’t roll around).
3. Give the honey a good stir, then drizzle on your toast. Top with flaky salt and crushed walnuts (if using).
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Cherry Mascarpone Tart
Preparation time: 40-60 minutes + 2 hours refrigeration | Serves: 4-6 people
Ingredients
For the base
● 150 gms rolled oats
● 120 gms brown sugar
● 64 gms flour
● 1 tsp. baking powder
● 1 tsp. baking soda
● 1 tsp. cinnamon
● 110 gms cold butter
● 1 egg yolk For the filling
● 150 gms mascarpone
● 250 ml thickened cream (whipped to soft peaks)
● 1 tsp. vanilla paste
● 100 gms Raw Yellowbox Honey
● Handful of fresh cherries
Method
1. Pulse the dry ingredients in a food processor, then add the cold butter and egg yolk. Blitz till combined.
2. Wrap the dough and refrigerate for about 30-45 mins.
3. Line a 30cm tart tin and preheat the oven to 180°c.
4. Gently press the dough into the prepared tin with your fingers (no need to roll it out).
5. Bake for 18-20 minuteutes till golden (it will puff up). Use a large spoon to gently flatten the base Refrigerate for an hour.
6. Whip the mascarpone and thickened cream till stiff peaks form, then fold in the honey and vanilla paste.
7. Gently tip into the prepared (and chilled) tart base - use a palette knife to smoothen.
8. Top with fresh cherries and honey.
9. Refrigerate till set (about an hour) and serve chilled.
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Cinnamon Spiced Oatmeal
Preparation time: 20 minutes | Serves: 2-4 people
Ingredients
● 2 cups rolled/ quick oats
● 2 tbsps. ground flaxseeds (or LSA mix)
● 1 tbsp. chia seeds
● 1 tsp. ground cinnamon
● Pinch of salt
● 5-6 cups water
● Raw rose honey, according to taste
● Fresh raspberries, to serve
Method
1. Add all the dry ingredients to a deep pot.
2. Add 2 cups of water, turn the heat to low and stir gently to combine.
3. Cook for 15-20 minutes, stirring every 10 minutes or so and topping up the water as needed.
4. Once done, turn off the heat and set aside to cool.
5. Serve warm, topped with fresh raspberries and rose honey.
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Blood Orange Upside Down Cake with Rose Honey Syrup
Preparation time: 60-80 minutes | Serves: 4-6 people
Ingredients
For the blood orange syrup -
● 2 blood oranges (1 sliced, 1 juiced)
● 3 tbsps. rose honey*
● 3 cups water
● 1 cinnamon stick
● 1 tsp. sumac*
● 1/2 tsp. fennel seeds*
For the cake -
● 100 gms olive oil*
● 50 gms Greek yoghurt
● 80 gms brown sugar
● 2 eggs (room temp)
● 1 tsp. vanilla essence
● 100 gms almond flour/ meal*
● 50 gms flour
● 1/2 tsp. salt
● 2 tsps. baking powder
● 1 tsp. ground cinnamon
● Extra virgin olive oil, to serve
Method
Making the syrup -
● Boil the blood orange slices in a saucepan with 2 cups water for 10 minutes. Gently remove and save for later. Discard the liquid.
● Pour juice from second orange, 1 cup water, honey, and spices to the pan.
● Simmer for 15-20 minutes on a low heat until reduced by half - you’re looking for a thin, sticky syrup.
● Discard the cinnamon stick and set aside to cool.
Baking the cake -
● Preheat the oven to 180°c and line an 11 inch cake tin.
● Arrange boiled orange slices in the tin base, overlapping slightly (refer to the image above). Drizzle with 3/4 of the syrup (save the rest for later).
● Whisk the olive oil, yoghurt, sugar, eggs and vanilla until smooth.
● Fold in the dry ingredients.
● Pour cake batter (it will be quite thick) into the prepared pan on top of the oranges.
● Bake for 40-45 minutes until golden.
● Allow to cool slightly, then flip so the oranges face up and and peel off baking paper.
● Pour the remaining syrup over the cake.
● Serve warm with a generous drizzle of olive oil.
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Spiced Apple Loaf Cake
Preparation time: 60 minutes | Serves: 4 people
Ingredients -
● 100 mls light olive oil
● 50 gms Greek yoghurt
● 1 egg
● 1 tsp vanilla essence
● 100 gms brown sugar
● 170 gms wholemeal/ plain flour
● 1/4 tsp. salt
● 1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon
● 1/4 tsp. (each) nutmeg, ginger & clove
● 1 tsp each baking powder and baking soda
● 1 apple cut into 2-3cm cubes (green or red, either works well)
● Dollop cream and Raw Macadamia Honey
Method
1. Preheat oven to 170°C and line a loaf tin.
2. Whisk the olive oil, yoghurt, egg, vanilla in a bowl until combined - the mixture will be thick and sticky.
3. Gently fold in the dry ingredients - flour, salt, spices, baking powder and soda.
4. Fold in the chopped apple and tip batter into the prepared pan. The cake batter will be quite thick.
5. Bake for 35-40 minutes until golden.
6. Serve warm, topped with cream and macadamia honey
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