As part of my birthday celebrations this year I had a house full of people and full of food, and for one of the desserts I made these honey & almond squares. A very simple recipe that packs in both flavour from the honey and texture from the almonds. I’ve just said ‘honey’ in the ingredients list but by that I mean use the best honey you have, be it orange blossom or a lovely local variety!
Honey & Almond Squares
Makes 25 squares
Ingredients
220g unsalted butter, softened
220g light muscovado sugar
4 medium eggs
150g ground almonds
2 teaspoons baking powder
70g self-raising flour, sifted
60g honey
finely grated zest of 1 lemon
Method
Preheat the oven to 180°C (170°C fan)/350°F/gas mark 4, grease a 20cm square tin and line with non-stick baking paper.
In a bowl, beat together the butter and sugar with an electric mixer (hand-held or freestanding) until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs one at a time, making sure each egg is well incorporated before adding the next. Add the ground almonds, baking powder, flour and and honey and mix until smooth, then fold in the lemon zest.
Transfer the mix to the prepared tin and bake for 40-45 minutes until risen, brown and a skewer inserted into the middle comes out clean. Leave to cool in the tin for 10 minutes before transferring to wire rack. Serve warm, cut into squares, with vanilla ice cream.
November 29th, 2012 at 19:54
These look really delicious!
November 29th, 2012 at 20:55
mmmmmm, I could pop a couple of squares of that right now!
November 29th, 2012 at 22:12
They look great Jae, but the recipe doesn’t mention the honey? At what point is it added?
November 29th, 2012 at 23:27
Whoops!! Thanks for pointing that out, I’ve corrected it now – add the honey with the almonds and flour! =D
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