Recipe with honey
Heather Honey Gingerbread Slices with Almonds
Heather honey is bold and robust, and its spicy note pairs wonderfully with the gingerbread spice in these moist traybake slices. Perfect for the start of the festive season.
⏱ Prep 25 min · Cook/bake time 25 min · Total 50 min · 20 servings
Ingredients
- 200 g heather honey
- 150 g soft butter
- 120 g brown sugar
- 2 eggs
- 300 g flour
- 100 g ground almonds
- 2 tsp gingerbread spice
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1 pinch of salt
- 1 sachet baking powder
- Zest of half an untreated lemon
- 50 g flaked almonds
Method
- Preheat the oven to 180°C (top/bottom heat) and line a baking tray (approx. 30 x 40 cm) with baking paper.
- Beat the butter, brown sugar and heather honey together in a bowl until creamy. The heather honey gives the dough its bold, spicy base note.
- Add the eggs one at a time, stirring until the mixture is smooth.
- Mix the flour, ground almonds, gingerbread spice, cinnamon, salt and baking powder, then stir into the wet mixture together with the lemon zest.
- Spread the dough evenly on the tray and sprinkle with the flaked almonds.
- Bake for about 20–25 minutes until the surface is golden brown and a skewer comes out clean.
- Leave to cool on the tray, then cut into about 20 slices.
Nutritional values per serving (approx.): 218 kcal · Fat 11 g · Carbohydrates 25 g · Protein 4 g
Tip: Stored in an airtight tin, the slices keep for several days and actually become even moister over time thanks to the heather honey.
Honey used: View heather honey in the shop →