Honey Gingerbread: A Classic Recipe And Lean Monastery, Photo And Video

2025 Author: Bailey Albertson | [email protected]. Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:41

We bake honey gingerbreads: a fragrant treat for the whole family

Honey gingerbread is an old Russian dish. In addition to honey, it can contain dried fruits, nuts and spices. A honey couture is very fragrant and tasty, and it is quite simple to prepare it.

The classic honey gingerbread recipe

The traditional recipe, besides honey, includes spicy spices - cloves, anise and cinnamon. They give an incredible aroma and bright taste to the gingerbread. And cinnamon, and cloves, and anise must be used by all means natural, not powdered.

Thanks to honey, the sweet cake remains soft, fresh and aromatic for a long time

Products:

• 2 egg whites;
• 150 g sugar;
• 1 cinnamon stick;
• 3 pcs. carnations;
• 5 grains of anise;
• 2.5 cups flour;
• 150 g honey;
• 1/2 tsp soda;
• 1/2 tsp table vinegar.

Recipe:

1. Beat egg whites with sugar.

   

   For the whites to whisk better, they need to be cooled to a temperature of 10-15 ° С

2. Add the powdered spices.

   

   Spices can be chopped in a blender

3. Sift flour.

   

   Sifted flour makes the dough airier

4. Mix the protein mixture with flour.

   

   Whipped whites must be mixed with flour very carefully, a spatula is suitable for this

5. Melt the honey in a water bath.

   

   Stir the honey all the time while melting

6. Mix it quickly into the dough.

   

   When honey is mixed with dough, the mixture instantly takes on a caramel color

7. Introduce slaked soda.

   

   Instead of slaked soda, you can take baking powder

8. Pour the finished dough into a split form and bake in the oven at a temperature of 220 ° С for 25–30 minutes.

   

   The split form will allow you to easily remove the gingerbread after baking

9. Before serving, you can sprinkle the gingerbread with powdered sugar.

   

   Traditional honey gingerbread is delicious with milk or tea

Rug "Monastyrskaya"

The lean version of honey baked goods is no less tasty than the traditional one. The only difference is in the texture of the crumb: according to this recipe, it turns out to be denser, and the crust is crispy.

Products:

• 120 ml of vegetable oil;
• 250 ml of strong black tea;
• 150 g honey;
• 200 g of walnuts;
• 350 g flour;
• 1/2 tsp soda;
• 1/2 tsp. table vinegar.

Recipe:

1. Brew a strong black tea.

   

   Assam or Darjeeling work well for brewing tea.

2. Combine honey, butter and tea leaves in a deep bowl.

   

   Mix honey with tea and butter

3. Now gradually add flour to this mixture.

   

   The flour must be thoroughly mixed, removing lumps

4. Grind the nuts in a blender bowl.

   

   Nuts can be crushed very finely, almost into dust

5. Add them to the dough.

   

   Nuts must be carefully mixed into the dough for cutting.

6. The dough will thicken as you stir.

   

   The thickening of the dough indicates its readiness for baking.

7. A thick and fragrant honey batter should be refrigerated for 20 minutes.

   

   During the proving, the gluten in the flour will swell and the absence of eggs in the dough will not prevent it from baking properly

8. Place the dough on a baking sheet lined with parchment and bake for 20-25 minutes at 220 °.

   

   The gingerbread must be cooled for 15-20 minutes directly on the baking sheet

9. Ready-made "Monastyrskaya" gingerbread has a breathtaking smell and has a dense porous crumb. You can sprinkle it on top with powdered sugar.

   

   Ready-made gingerbread "Monastyrskaya" is served on the table warm

Honey Gingerbread Gingerbread Recipe with Nutmeg and Brown Sugar

Spice and honey baked goods fill your home with crazy flavors! Try making gingerbread using cane sugar instead of regular sugar. This will give the dish a nice caramel flavor and crispiness.

Cane sugar contains B vitamins, which improve metabolism and ensure the normal functioning of the whole body

Products:

• 2 eggs;
• 150 g cane sugar;
• 300 g flour;
• 1/2 tsp nutmeg;
• 1 tsp soda;
• 1/2 tsp table vinegar;
• 100 g of peanuts;
• 100 g honey;
• 2 tbsp. l. vegetable oil;
• 1 tbsp. l. bread crumbs.

Recipe:

1. Beat eggs with sugar.

   

   Beat eggs and cane sugar until frothy.

2. Grate the nutmeg with the finest grater.

   

   Don't substitute sachet spice for nutmeg

3. Combine the sweet egg mixture, nutmeg powder, and flour.

   

   The gradual addition of flour guarantees a light texture of the dough and fluffy baked goods

4. Enter the soda quenched with vinegar.

   

   Table vinegar is definitely needed (9%)

5. Melt the honey in a water bath.

   

   The honey in a water bath is melted over low heat.

6. Chop the peanuts.

   

   It is convenient to grind peanuts in a blender

7. Grease a baking dish with butter and sprinkle with breadcrumbs.

   

   Instead of butter and crackers, you can lay out the form with parchment

8. Pour the dough into it and sprinkle with nuts on top.

   

   Nuts will make the crust even more crispy

9. Bake the gingerbread for 30 minutes at 200–220 °.

   

   Gingerbread with nutmeg and cane sugar is good for coffee, tea, and dairy drinks

Video: lean gingerbread with dried fruits

I bake honey cakes quite often, especially in winter. They are good for a tea party or a small snack. Sometimes I take a piece or two with me to work, and then a gingerbread can replace lunch. The most common spices I add are nutmeg, cardamom and cinnamon. This combination gives the baked goods a festive flavor and dark color. And if you cut the gingerbread in half and layered with jam or jam, you get a quick and budget version of a homemade cake.

Simple honey dough gingerbread recipes don't require a lot of ingredients and special culinary skills. Such pastries are stored for a long time without staleness, and are great as an everyday treat.