I don’t really enjoy honey. I keep bees because they are an important part of our subsistence, and for myself, because I feel happy, peaceful and relaxed when I’m with them.
BUT! One day, I decided to try adding honey to my baby back ribs recipe and I haven’t looked back to other recipes since!
I took something I didn’t really enjoy from the homestead and made something great!!
What are your secret hacks from homestead ingredients?
by Nice-Window7089
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I’ve been making honey sweetened lemonade and iced lattes. I’ve really enjoyed substituting refined sugar with honey.
OPs grinding up bees for ribs 😳
Never liked honey on its own but BBQ ribs? That’s the sweet spot! Curious, you tried honey butter yet?
Bee ribs?!
Kidding, that sounds damn good on ribs
I have a lot of happy non edible byproducts in general from processing/harvesting food sources but for actual “secret ingredients” I have a pretty good elderberry scone recipe using the fruit in a funky way
I have some great elderberry trees that I either let animals get or turn into booze things or syrup
I like drying and dehydrating fruits so I tried dehydrating the elderberry harvest one year and spice grinding it to turn it into a powder
Makes a pretty cool add to a scone recipe married with the flour and you can still add other spices or fruit/glaze or whatever. It’s not like scones are healthy but it’s a good way to cram some more nutrients into a breakfast pastry too. Doesn’t add much but a background floral tartness but it’s nice with a simple glaze
I tried using a shit ton to really change the color of the scone but I didn’t like that
Those are some big bees.