Baked Honey Glazed Ham To make a shiny glaze for a festive ham dinner, combine honey with a dash of Dijon mustard and ground cloves. Brush on ham during last 10 minutes of baking. Lemon Honey Butter Brighten up the morning with Lemon Honey Butter. Blend one to two parts softened butter or margarine with one part honey and dash of grated lemon peel. Great on biscuits, toast, pancakes, waffles, or toasted English muffins.
Honey adds a sweet, smooth, and distinctive taste to recipes.
These qualities retard drying out and staling of baked goods in which honey is an ingredient. Honey will add a golden brown glaze to your baked goods. When substituting honey for sugar, reduce oven baking temperatures by 25 F to prevent over-browning. Measure for measure, the fructose in honey makes it sweeter than sugar. Honey can be absorbed into the human system immediately upon ingestion.