Honeycomb - what to do with it?

ceridwen

Embarrassed to admit I've never tried honeycomb ever:o.

I know what to do with honey - thats what I put in sweet things instead of sugar OR spread on my toast etc.

Errr...having finally gotten round to buying some honeycomb - errr...what do I do with that please?:)

lostinrates

Try it just on toast...it will sty in waxy chunks, not everyone likes the texture. Or in greek yoghurt.

ceridwen

lostinrates wrote: »

Try it just on toast...it will sty in waxy chunks, not everyone likes the texture. Or in greek yoghurt.

Will do thanks - Greek yogurt going on the shopping list then.

Any other ideas anyone please?

Softstuff

Turkish breakfast - sliced tomatoes, olives, continental cucumber, boiled eggs and potatoes drizzled with olive oil and salt, feta and honeycomb. All served with turkish bread. You sort of eat a forkful of it, but then are left with a chewy wax you usually spit out like an olive pit. The sweetness of honeycomb goes so well with the rest.

rosie383

Smash some of it up and mix through whipped cream. Yummy!!!!!! Nice to serve with other sweet stuff as a spoonful to put with something else IYKWIM!!!!!!
Have a look at Baking Made Easy from last week. She was making honeycomb and had a few ideas on what to do with it, but I can't remember offhand. If you are watching it on iPlayer, it was maybe in the last 5 minutes or so.

Have to go now, while I was typing this, DD2 appeared with her wee tub of water that she was using for painting. She managed to dribble it over the floor and spilt the rest on my feet!!!!!!

lostinrates

rosie383 wrote: »

was making honeycomb

My presumption is the op means real honeycomb...out of a beehive...with honey in it, not the cinder toffee type honeycomb candy? (if you have the latter then one of the loveliest simplest things is to have it with sliced bananas and custard....delicious.)

rosie383

You got me!!!! I honestly didn't think of real honeycomb, probably because of watching the 'honeycomb' recipe at the weekend!!!!! DUH!!!!:o

I was seriously wondering about the recipes you guys were putting up there!!!! LOL:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl: Couldn't figure out where you got the chewy waxy bit from.:eek: I'll get me coat:o

ceridwen

lostinrates wrote: »

My presumption is the op means real honeycomb...out of a beehive...with honey in it, not the cinder toffee type honeycomb candy? (if you have the latter then one of the loveliest simplest things is to have it with sliced bananas and custard....delicious.)

Yep...it is real honeycomb from a beehive.

Writing all these ideas down and planning on trying the lot..must go off and google for a recipe for Turkish bread then...:D. I like Turkish breakfast - admit to not having had potatoes as part of it ever (so I'm guessing they will be boiled then...). LOVE feta cheese and black olives..

Softstuff

ceridwen wrote: »

Yep...it is real honeycomb from a beehive.

Writing all these ideas down and planning on trying the lot..must go off and google for a recipe for Turkish bread then...:D. I like Turkish breakfast - admit to not having had potatoes as part of it ever (so I'm guessing they will be boiled then...). LOVE feta cheese and black olives..

There's an excellent recipe for Turkish Bread in a book named "Bread" by Eric Treuille and Ursula Ferrigno. One of the few cookbooks I found good enough to own after a few library loans (there's also the best naan ever).

Boil the potatoes and a couple of eggs, then chop the eggs add to the potatoes, add salt and olive oil.

My ex mother in law also used to serve chocolate sponge cake with that, which is a bit of a stretch traditionally. Although there are a fair few pastries which get served for brekkie.

I think I feel a shopping trip coming on for a few bits myself!