When my daughter was three years old, she was a little obsessed with the book Bear Wants More
I did some research. “Honey cakes” can refer to many things. Are they Jewish “lekach” honey cakes traditionally eaten for Rosh Hashanah? Could they be German “honigkuchen” traditionally baked as a Christmas treat? Or perhaps the book refers to the fictitious “honey-cakes” baked by Beorn the shapeshifter in The Hobbit (this one actually makes some sense because Beorn could assume the appearance of a bear)? Whatever recipe I decided on, I had one major requirement from my daughter: the honey cakes had to be “the same one, like Bear eat.”
In the end, this is what I came up with:
It looks like I got the shape and texture right, but I should have sprinkled some raisins on top before putting them in the oven. My daughter loved it though, and that’s all that matters. Here’s my recipe:
ingredients:
- 1 cup sprouted wheat flour
- 0.25 tsp salt
- 1.25 tsp baking powder
- 0.33 cup raisins
- 4 tbsp butter, melted
- 0.5 cup honey
- large egg, beaten
- dash ground cinnamon
- dash ground ginger
- dash ground cloves
directions:
- Preheat oven 350°F.
- Mix all ingredients together well.
- Dollop big spoonfuls of mix onto a baking sheet lined with baking parchment.
- Bake 15 minutes.
Special thanks to these recipes I found online for inspiration and guidance: Munchy Honey Cakes, Honey Cake, Honey and Spice Loaf Cake, and Just-as-sweet-as-honey Cake
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