Scottish Blossom Honey

Description

Blossom honey – what is it.

Our customers often ask what makes honey blossom so tasty and appealing.
The answer is pretty simple. What ever is in bloom bees will find it and make honey out of it.
In the early spring we get very light and delicate blossom mostly from apple bloom and rapeseed that is being farmed at the estate.
Later through out the summer bees forage on local trees such as:
Linden
Willow
Oak
Chestnut
as well as on clover, phacelia and other wildflowers which grow in abundance around apiary.

Falkland apiary it is one of our most productive sites due to the bio diversity that bees get live in and the fact the farm is fully organic which makes it ideal environment for our girls.

What to do with it.

There is no wrong answer here. Due to the fact that it is polyfloral honey the flavour is very seasonal but always complex.
Personally we always use it in tea and bread making.

There is no better felling than freshly baked bread with Blossom Honey

Here is our fav recipe for sourdough bread with Blossom Honey

Ingredients:

2 1/3 cups Fresh Sourdough Starter
3 1/3 cup of mixed  White and Rye Flour 
1-1 1/2 cup Water
1/4 cup of Blossom Honey
Tbsp. Salt

Instruction:

1. Mix sourdough starter, flour, honey and salt together.

2. Knead dough for 15 min.

3. Transfer to a bowl, cover and let it rise in warm place for 12 h.

4. Shape the dough into a loaf. Second proofing period is not required.

5. Slice an X shape in the top of the loaf with a very sharp knife or razor blade. Bake in 160C in cast iron pot with a cover on for 45min. After time has passed remove the cover and bake until internal temp reaches 98C.

6. We strongly recommend not to slice it until fully cooled down but as we know from our own experience it is probably impossible to resist.

Enjoy