Spelt and honey cakes
I've started making bread again and trying different flours. I bought some spelt last week and made a lovely loaf with it. I had some left, so made some of these little cakes for my friend, who came to have a cuppa with me yesterday. The recipe was on my bag of flour. 175g butter, softened 175g caster sugar 3 eggs 150g spelt flour pinch of salt 1 tspn baking powder 25g cornflour 3 tbspn milk 10tbspn honey, warmed 25g hazelnuts or pistachios, chopped Preheat oven 180C/gas4 Grease 10 - 12 small rectangular tins, a 12 hole 'financier' tin [I bought mine in France] or a 12 hole muffin tin. Beat the butter and sugar till light and fluffy. Add the eggs slowly, beating between each addition. Fold in the spelt flour, the salt and the cornflour. Add the milk and mix till smooth. Divide into the tins and bake for 20 mins, till golden and firm. When cool, drizzle each cake with a tbspn of warm honey and sprinkle with the nuts. You can make a loaf cake in a 900g ...