Key Ingredient: McKenzie's Honey

Julie Van Rosendaal, Swerve 

Key Ingredient: McKenzie's Honey

A touch of honey adds sweetness to baking.

Julie Van Rosendaal / Swerve

Raw honey is about as pure and unprocessed as food gets. Besides the bees—they do most of the work—the beekeeper is the only other entity involved in the production process. That simplicity means honey is also environmentally friendly; it utilizes native plants, requires little processing and travels few miles from field to plate. Alberta bees that forage on clover and alfalfa produce mild honey that can be used for everything from vinaigrettes to baked goods; with a far more complex flavour and even more sweetness than sugar, a little goes a long way. When substituting honey for sugar in baked goods use slightly less, and expect better results in cakes, muffins and quickbreads—anything with a springy, cakey texture.

