Has anybody got any recipes for Christmas food that uses honey?

Steve Newport wrote:
> Has anybody got any recipes for Christmas food that uses honey?

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Steve Newport wrote:
> Has anybody got any recipes for Christmas food that uses honey?

(no, don't do it...help)
(stop, no, don't do it!)



From Europe?

BOB
couldn't resist

Steve Newport wrote:
> Has anybody got any recipes for Christmas food that uses honey?

I've never made it, but Baklava is a classic Greek pastry (phyllo dough)
with nuts drizzled with a syrup with honey in it. Perhaps someone here has
a tried & true recipe.

Jill

jmcquown wrote:

> Steve Newport wrote:
> > Has anybody got any recipes for Christmas food that uses honey?
>
> I've never made it, but Baklava is a classic Greek pastry (phyllo dough)
> with nuts drizzled with a syrup with honey in it. Perhaps someone here has
> a tried & true recipe.

Never made it? Pity. It is actually quite simple to make. I no loner do it
myself because I have a problem with nuts and because my wife is very good
about not eating baked goods and sweets and the temptation is just too great.
All you need is a package of phyllo pastry, lots of melted butter, some sugar,
cinnamon, honey and a few slices of lemon. You make a sugar syrup, add honey ,
citrus slices and a cinnamon stick and let it simmer for a while then cool and
remove the slices and cinnamon. Lay the sheets of phyllo in a pan brushing
each sheet with butter. Toss in the nuts, sugar and cinnamon filling, then keep
layering on the buttered phyllo. Slice a cutting pattern into the top layer
(to make cutting easier after cooking) toss it into the oven. As soon as it
comes out of the oven you pour the honey and sugar syrup over it.

jmcquown wrote:

> Steve Newport wrote:
> > Has anybody got any recipes for Christmas food that uses honey?
>
> I've never made it, but Baklava is a classic Greek pastry (phyllo dough)
> with nuts drizzled with a syrup with honey in it. Perhaps someone here has
> a tried & true recipe.

Never made it? Pity. It is actually quite simple to make. I no loner do it
myself because I have a problem with nuts and because my wife is very good
about not eating baked goods and sweets and the temptation is just too great.
All you need is a package of phyllo pastry, lots of melted butter, some sugar,
cinnamon, honey and a few slices of lemon. You make a sugar syrup, add honey ,
citrus slices and a cinnamon stick and let it simmer for a while then cool and
remove the slices and cinnamon. Lay the sheets of phyllo in a pan brushing
each sheet with butter. Toss in the nuts, sugar and cinnamon filling, then keep
layering on the buttered phyllo. Slice a cutting pattern into the top layer
(to make cutting easier after cooking) toss it into the oven. As soon as it
comes out of the oven you pour the honey and sugar syrup over it.

>> Steve Newport wrote:
>> > Has anybody got any recipes for Christmas food that uses honey?
>>

There is a classic Polish Christmas Eve dish called KUTIA
Ingredients:
wheat, poppy seeds, honey, raisins, hazelnuts,
almonds, figs, dates

slowly cook wheat until soft, cook poppy seeds for a few minutes and then
minc throughly, add honey, and the rest of the ingredients, put into frige
for a few hours before serving

>> Steve Newport wrote:
>> > Has anybody got any recipes for Christmas food that uses honey?
>>

There is a classic Polish Christmas Eve dish called KUTIA
Ingredients:
wheat, poppy seeds, honey, raisins, hazelnuts,
almonds, figs, dates

slowly cook wheat until soft, cook poppy seeds for a few minutes and then
minc throughly, add honey, and the rest of the ingredients, put into frige
for a few hours before serving

"Dave Smith" > wrote in message

> I no loner do it
> myself because I have a problem with nuts

I'm sorry t hear that. Pehaps if you wore different underware while making
it, your nuts would be less of a problem.

Tried and proved recipe
http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/reci..._10470,00.html

Dave Smith wrote:
> jmcquown wrote:
>
>> Steve Newport wrote:
>>> Has anybody got any recipes for Christmas food that uses honey?
>>
>> I've never made it, but Baklava is a classic Greek pastry (phyllo
>> dough) with nuts drizzled with a syrup with honey in it. Perhaps
>> someone here has a tried & true recipe.
>
> Never made it? Pity. It is actually quite simple to make. I no loner
> do it myself because I have a problem with nuts and because my wife
> is very good about not eating baked goods and sweets and the
> temptation is just too great.

I'm not a fan of sweets myself so there's no reason for me to make it.
Thanks for posting the method for the OP. I prefer to use phyllo for
spanikopita

Jill

jmcquown wrote:

> I'm not a fan of sweets myself so there's no reason for me to make it.
> Thanks for posting the method for the OP. I prefer to use phyllo for
> spanikopita
>

It's a little too sweet for me. It's nice to have a small piece once in a
while but too much of it can be deadly. The last time I made baklave my
son went crazy over it. Later in the evening he said that he was feeling
well and blamed it on the baklava. No wonder. He had eaten 3/4 of it.

Phyllo is also great with salmon. Each piece of salmon fillet requires
four half sheets of phyllo, buttering each sheet and sprinkling a few
sesame seeds on them. Lay a piece of salmon fillet on the middle and top
with pinch of brown sugar, a bit of chopped fresh dill, about a Tbsp. of
brown sugar and a Tbsp. of orange juice. Warp it up into a packet, brush
with butter and a another sprinkle of sesame seeds. Bake at 400 for about
30 minutes.

jmcquown wrote:

> I'm not a fan of sweets myself so there's no reason for me to make it.
> Thanks for posting the method for the OP. I prefer to use phyllo for
> spanikopita
>

It's a little too sweet for me. It's nice to have a small piece once in a
while but too much of it can be deadly. The last time I made baklave my
son went crazy over it. Later in the evening he said that he was feeling
well and blamed it on the baklava. No wonder. He had eaten 3/4 of it.

Phyllo is also great with salmon. Each piece of salmon fillet requires
four half sheets of phyllo, buttering each sheet and sprinkling a few
sesame seeds on them. Lay a piece of salmon fillet on the middle and top
with pinch of brown sugar, a bit of chopped fresh dill, about a Tbsp. of
brown sugar and a Tbsp. of orange juice. Warp it up into a packet, brush
with butter and a another sprinkle of sesame seeds. Bake at 400 for about
30 minutes.