Raspberry Honey Food

RASPBERRY HONEY FLAPJACKS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6 and line a 20 x 20cm baking tin with parchment. Melt the butter, sugar, honey and a pinch of salt in a pan. Once the mixture is bubbling and combined, stir in the oats.
• Tip the oat mixture into the lined baking tin and press down with the back of a spoon. Scatter over the raspberries, then lightly press them into the oat mixture. Bake for 25-30 mins until golden brown. Leave to cool, then cut into 9 or 12 flapjacks.

RASPBERRY SORBET OR GRANITA

Steps:

• Place raspberries in work bowl of a food processor, and process until smooth. If an extra smooth sorbet is desired, press pureed raspberries through a fine sieve to remove seeds. Whisk together pureed raspberries and honey in a large bowl.
• Combine 3 cups of water, sugar, and corn syrup in a large saucepan; stir to combine. Bring to a boil over high heat. Boil until sugar is dissolved, about 2 minutes; do not stir. Stir the sugar water and the remaining 1 cup of water into the raspberry puree.
• Make an ice bath by filling a very large bowl with water and ice. Set the bowl of raspberry puree in the ice bath, and whisk until cool. Pour cooled puree into a 9x13 baking dish, and cover; freeze until solid, 6 to 8 hours.
• To make a coarsely textured granita, use a fork to scrape frozen puree into small crumbs. For a deliciously silky sorbet, transfer frozen puree to a food processor and process until smooth.

CRAN-RASPBERRY HONEY SPREAD

Steps:

• Pulse raspberries, cranberries and apple in batches in a food processor until almost smooth. Transfer to a Dutch oven., Stir in honey and sugar. Bring to a full rolling boil over high heat, stirring constantly. Stir in pectin. Continue to boil 1 minute, stirring constantly. Remove from heat; skim off foam., Ladle hot mixture into 6 hot half-pint jars, leaving 1/4 in. headspace. Remove air bubbles and adjust headspace, if necessary, by adding hot mixture. Wipe rims. Center lids on jars; screw on bands until fingertip tight. , Place jars into canner with simmering water, ensuring that they are completely covered with water. Bring to a boil; process for 10 minutes. Remove jars and cool.

RASPBERRY HONEY

Steps:

• Combine honey and raspberries in a small saucepan; cook over low heat until just simmering. Remove from heat; let stand 30 minutes. Strain, pressing down on mixture with a spoon (save the solids for smoothies). Refrigerate in an airtight container up to 2 weeks.

RASPBERRY-HONEY SHMEAR

Steps:

• Place cream cheese in a bowl and microwave at 30% power in 10 second intervals until slightly soft but not warm, approximately 20 to 30 seconds.
• Place raspberries and honey over top and lightly mash raspberries with a fork. Stir mixture until evenly combined.

ESSENCE OF SUMMER * RASPBERRY-HONEY

Steps:

• Combine honey, jam and cinnamon (don't stir too vigorously or you'll incorporate air into the mixture and you DO NOT want to do that).
• Store in pretty jars (give as gifts); keep in a cool, dark place.
• Try substituting any of these different spices to come up with a different seasonal "essence" such as.
• SPRING ESSENCE: lavendar buds (organic, you don't want to eat any sprays!).
• SUMMER ESSENCE: coriander, chive buds.
• AUTUMN ESSENCE: allspice, pumpkin pie spice, cinnamon.
• WINTER ESSENCE: cinnamon, nutmeg.
• ***On the FLIP side: How about a completely different berry or jam? Like blueberry, boysenberry, orange marmalade, etc.***.
• Feedback on this will help us decide what to pitch to our customers. Thanks bunches!

RASPBERRY HONEY MOON PIE

Steps:

• For the raspberry marshmallows: Bloom the gelatin in 1/2 cup ice water.
• In a saucepan fitted with a candy thermometer, cook the sugar, corn syrup, invert sugar and 1/3 cup water to 252 degrees F. Pour into a mixing bowl and allow to cool to 212 degrees F. With an electric mixer, begin to whip on medium speed.
• Melt the gelatin in a small saucepan over low heat until it becomes liquid. Add it to the sugar syrup and whip on high speed for 8 minutes, adding the raspberry compound to taste.
• For the honey cookies: Preheat the oven to 370 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Put the flour, oil, granulated sugar, honey, baking powder, baking soda, vanilla, salt and egg in a mixing bowl and mix on medium speed until the ingredients come together. Fill a piping bag with the cookie batter and pipe 1-inch circles onto the prepared baking sheet. Bake until golden brown, about 10 minutes.
• Fill a piping bag with the raspberry marshmallow. Pair up 2 cookies and pipe a dollop of raspberry marshmallow on one of them. Place crumbled pieces of dehydrated raspberries in the center of the marshmallow dollop and sandwich the blank cookie on top. Repeat with the remaining cookies and raspberry marshmallow.
• Brush the moon pies with gold luster and embellish with gold leaf.

RASPBERRY HONEY COULIS

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients in a blender and process until smooth. Press mixture through a sieve over a bowl, reserving liquids and discarding seeds.

RASPBERRY VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients in a jar with a tight-fitting lid; shake well. Store in the refrigerator. Just before serving, shake dressing again.

RASPBERRY HONEY VINEGAR

Steps:

• In a saucepan, bring all ingredients to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 20 minutes. Remove from the heat; cool. Strain through a cheesecloth. Pour into a sterilized bottle or decanter. Cover and refrigerate until ready to use.