Hungarian Honey Cakes (Mézeskalács) Recipe

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Ingredients
15
Count
Nutrition
309
Calories
Total time
1440
Minutes
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Ingredients:

  • 4 cups flour
  • 2/3 cup honey
  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter (4 tbsp or 2 oz)
  • 1 tsp ground cloves
  • 1 lemon , rind of, grated
  • 1 egg
  • 3 drops red food coloring (optional)
  • poppy seed (optional)
  • powdered sugar , sifted (as much as needed to make fairly stiff paste)
  • 3 drops food coloring, of choice

Directions:

  1. DAY BEFORE BAKING:.
  2. Sift together the flour, sugar, cinnamon, cloves and baking soda.
  3. Melt together the butter and the honey, pour over the flour combination and stir to mix.
  4. Add 1 egg and knead together. The dough should be soft (you can add a bit of lukewarm water if necessary), since it will harden a bit during its resting period.
  5. Cover the dough in a bowl and let it rest at least one day at room temperature.
  6. BAKING DAY:.
  7. Rolling out the dough is easiest between two pieces of waxed paper.
  8. Cut desired shapes out of the dough (of about 3/8 inches thickness on average).
  9. Before baking, brush with the yolk of an egg to which a few drops of red food coloring have been added. If you are decorating with seeds, brush dough with egg white to paste seeds on top of dough before baking.
  10. (Alternately, let the honey cakes rest a few days and then decorate with colored sugar icings.).
  11. Place cut out pieces of dough on a cold, greased cookie sheet, bake at 350 degrees F. (or less) for about 6-8 minutes. Thicker pieces may need a longer time (ovens temperatures also vary).
  12. DECORATION:.
  13. If icing cookies, let the honey cakes rest a few days and then decorate with colored sugar icings.
  14. MAKE VARIOUS COLORED SUGAR ICINGS:.
  15. Colored sugar icing, one version: To one egg white, add as much sifted powdered sugar as needed to make fairly stiff paste. Add desired food colorings, separated by color. (Do not use a mixer!)
  16. Spoon this mixture into a small nylon baggie, cut a tiny hole in one corner, roll up and use like a pencil to draw and color.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 309.15 Kcal (1294 kJ)
Calories from fat 99.06 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 11.01g 17%
Cholesterol 20.39mg 7%
Sodium 926.94mg 39%
Potassium 78.36mg 2%
Total Carbs 49.64g 17%
Sugars 19.49g 78%
Dietary Fiber 3.47g 14%
Protein 4.35g 9%
Vitamin C 1.7mg 3%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 2%
Iron 2mg 11%
Calcium 94.1mg 9%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 375.57 Kcal (1572 kJ)
Calories from fat 120.35 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 13.37g 17%
Cholesterol 24.77mg 7%
Sodium 1126.1mg 39%
Potassium 95.19mg 2%
Total Carbs 60.3g 17%
Sugars 23.67g 78%
Dietary Fiber 4.21g 14%
Protein 5.29g 9%
Vitamin C 2mg 3%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 2%
Iron 2.4mg 11%
Calcium 114.3mg 9%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.

Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 6.4
    Points
  • 8
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • good source of fiber

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium

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