Honey Cake
Honey Cake
Directions
- Sift flour, salt and sugar into mixing bowl. Cut in butter with 2 knives, then rub with fingertips until mixture resembles fine crumbs.
- Beat egg yolk with lemon juice and cold water and blend in, using knife. When dough clings together knead lightly until smooth, cover and rest for 30 minutes.
- Beat cheese until smooth, gradually beat in honey and sugar. Beat in eggs, lemon juice and 1 teaspoon cinnamon.
- Roll out pastry on a lightly floured board to a 30 cm (12 inch) circle.
- Line a greased 25 cm (10 inch) springform tin or pie plate with the pastry.
- Lightly beat egg white and brush some of this over pastry.
- Pour cheese mixture into pastry case and smooth top.
- Bake in a hot oven for 15 minutes, reduce to moderately slow and bake a further 30 minutes until set.
- Switch off heat and open over door slightly.
- Leave pie in oven until cool.
- Dust with remaining cinnamon and serve cut in wedges or in traditional diamond-shaped pieces.
Note: Store honey pie in covered container in refrigerator. Bring to room temperature before serving.
For the Pastry
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 c Plain flour
- 1 Egg; separated
- 1 pn Salt
- 2 ts Lemon juice
- 1 tb Caster sugar
- 2 tb Cold water
- 1/3 c Butter
For the mixture
Ingredients
- 500 g Mizithra or ricotta cheese
- 3 Eggs
- 1/2 c Honey
- 2 ts Lemon juice
- 1 tb Caster sugar
- 2 ts Ground cinnamon
- 1 pn Salt
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