Chestnut Honey Recipes

Walnut & Honey Loaf

honey walnut loaf

A wonderfully moreish recipe to cheer the soul on those cold winter days. A special thank you to @themunchingmedic who shared this wonderful recipe.

Ingredients 

  • 190g unsalted butter
  • 190g pain flour
  • 190g caster sugar
  • 3 eggs
  • 1tsp baking powder
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 25g plain yoghurt
  • 1tsp vanilla extract
  • 2tbsp chestnut honey 
  • 60g walnuts roughly chopped 


ALL INGREDIENTS SHOULD BE AT ROOM TEMPERATURE.

Method

  • Preheat oven to 170C/ gas mark 3
  • Grease  a loaf tin with butter and dust with flour (8.5cm x 17.5)
  • Cream together butter and sugar, using an electric mixer, until pale and fluffy.
  • Add in one egg at a time, whisking well before adding the next egg
  • Sift together flour/baking powder /salt and add ingredients to batter in two stages, mixing on a low speed until incorporated.
  • In a bowl mix 1 tbsp honey, yoghurt and vanilla and add this to batter.
  • Stir in walnuts by hand
  • Spoon batter into prepared loaf tin and bake for 50 mins or until a skewer into centre of cake comes out clean.
  • Once cake is cooling, add 1 tbsp Honey to 50ml water and bring to boil. Once syrup reduces by half, pour this gooey goodness all over the cake. Allow to cool before cutting and serving.

 

 

Chestnut Honey Swiss Roll

Chestnut Honey Swiss Roll

A beautifully delicious recipe to fulfil that sweet tooth!. A special thank you to @bakeristas who shared this wonderful recipe.

Ingredients 

  • 4 Eggs 
  • 80g caster sugar, plus extra
  • 90g Cake Flour
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • 1 tbsp chestnut honey


Method

  • Preheat oven to moderate 170C. Line a Swiss roll pan and dusted it with sugar.
  • Beat egg whites until soft peaks form. Gradually add sugar beat until thick and glossy.
  • Add in egg yolk one at a time.
  • Sift in cake flour.
  • Fold in honey.
  • Bake for 16 mins ( golden brown ).
  • Once it is out from the oven let it cool slightly then roll it in a cylinder shape and let it cool completely.

 

For the Chestnut Cream. 

Ingredients 

  • 250ml Cream (cold)
  • 20ml chestnut honey

Method

  • Whip cream till it is thick and add in honey.
  • Spread the cream on the cooled honey sponge.
  • Roll it again and let it set in the fridge for 2 hours.
  • Drizzle with more Chestnut honey and chopped chestnut and almond flakes to serve.