
Greek Christmas Honey Cookies
These Greek Christmas Honey cookies are super quick to bake and highly addictive! Melomakarona (μελομακάρονα) means “sweet blessings” Perfect to share with friends and family
When you heat honey to above 98.6 ºF (35 ºC), its beneficial nutrients dissipate. At temperatures of 104 ºF (40 ºC ) and above, the beneficial invertase enzyme found in honey will be lost, and if you continue heating to 122 ºF (50 ºC) and above, honey transforms to caramel sugar. Too much heat not only affects the health properties of honey, but it also affects its taste. In summary, Cooking with Honey, heat damages the nutritional benefits of honey. It also changes the flavour.
So, we know that prolonged exposure of honey to high temperature completely changes everything. Whether you use a grill, microwave or any other cooking vessel, excessive heat will degrade the beneficial enzymes and also alter the flavour. The original taste of raw honey is completely lost when all its components are destroyed or changed.
That said, in the recipes, we offer on the website, we do sometimes call for honey to be heated in a sauce. We recommend using Bella Bees Pure Natural Raw Honey as a marinade, a glaze or a finishing touch to a dish, rather than Cooking with Honey. Where a recipe calls for a sauce to be cooked through or reduced, you should use our honey sparingly to maintain its nutritional benefits.
Perhaps the biggest concern for everyone who is cooking with honey. Studies have proven that heating honey will alter its chemical composition. Fortunately, the heat does not make honey toxic, such that it can harm you. The makeup of honey changes when heated, and this has a negative effect on enzymes, minerals, vitamins, and other components. It, however, does not make these components poisonous or result in any disease.
We recommend keeping Bella Bees Pure Natural Raw Honey, at room temperature, to consume it uncooked, as a marinade, a glaze or a finishing touch to a hot or cooked dish.
Reference – www.beekeepclub.com/heating-honey/
These Greek Christmas Honey cookies are super quick to bake and highly addictive! Melomakarona (μελομακάρονα) means “sweet blessings” Perfect to share with friends and family
This is a family favourite with a twist on the traditional Christmas Fruit Cake with the addition of Ginger Beer and Marri Red Gum Honey.
Butter, flour, sugar and a little salt. There’s not much that’s simpler than Shortbread. Add Bella Bees Wildflower Honey and cinnamon sugar for a perfect
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