Beth Hensperger

Sweet Herb Honey

Preparation info
  • Makes

    1½ cups

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
The Bread Lover's Bread Machine Cookbook: A Master Baker's 300 Favorite Recipes for Perfect-Every-Time Bread-From Every Kind of Machine
The Bread Lover's Bread Machine Cookbook

By Beth Hensperger

Published 2000

  • About

This is an old British recipe, for spreading on toast or drizzling on bruschetta. Use sweet herbs, such as rosemary, lemon thyme, basil, marjoram, Spanish oregano, or lavender; but use only one type per jar.

Ingredients

  • 1½ cups mild honey
  • 2 teaspoons chopped fresh herb of your choice
  • 1 sm

Method

Heat the honey just until warm in a small saucepan on the stovetop, or in a bowl in the microwave. Place the chopped herb in the bottom of a spring-top or clear jelly jar, pour the warm honey over it, and insert the herb sprig (it will look pretty, and will also help identify the type of honey). Tightly cap. Let the honey sit in the refrigerator for about 1 week to meld the flavors, turning the