At HomeandFashion.love, baking is more than a kitchen ritual—it’s a return to self. In anticipation of our upcoming online cooking channel, where soulful living meets masterful technique, we’re delighted to share the golden wisdom of baking with honey. From subtle flavor to structure and soul, honey transforms the ordinary into the divine.
Much like a well-made bed or a perfectly folded linen napkin, there’s something profoundly elegant about bread sweetened with honey. It’s a practice steeped in tradition, enriched by patience, and deliciously rewarding. Our resident experts—and the celebrity guests we’ll welcome to the HomeandFashion.love kitchen—promise to guide you into deeper, slower, more meaningful culinary moments. Let’s begin with something beautiful: Sunflower Honey Wheat Bread.
The Magic of Honey
Honey doesn’t just sweeten—it enriches. A natural humectant, it keeps your baked goods tender, gently moist, and fragrant with floral undertones. Think of it as nature’s golden balm for both bread and soul.
Honey = Humidity + Harmony
Bread baked with honey has a distinct harmony—crispy crust, supple interior, and a lingering warmth that only bees could have engineered. Cookies stay soft. Crusts caramelize to the perfect golden hue. There’s real poetry in every bite.
Rise with Intention
A gentle word of caution: let your dough rise to just under double in size before baking. It’s a small, wise delay that protects the structure and delivers a soft, airy crumb.
Add Strength, Add an Egg
A single egg will add resilience to your dough—structure, shine, and that unmistakable bakery finish. Think of it as your bread’s backbone dressed in satin.
Recipe: Sunflower Honey Wheat Bread
This humble yet irresistible bread is our invitation to slowness, to nourishment, and to connection.
Ingredients:
• 1 packet active dry yeast
• 1½ cups warm water
• 2 tbsp honey
• 2 cups whole wheat flour
• 1 egg
• 1 tsp salt
• 2 tbsp oil
• ½ cup sunflower seeds
• 1½ to 2 cups all-purpose flour
Method:
1. Dissolve yeast in warm water with honey.
2. Stir in whole wheat flour, egg, salt, oil, and seeds.
3. Add all-purpose flour gradually until a soft dough forms.
4. Turn dough onto a lightly floured surface. Knead until smooth and elastic (about 8 minutes).
5. Place dough in a Dutch oven. Cover and let rise in a warm, draft-free spot.
6. Punch down and shape into 2 loaves. Cover again. Let rise until nearly doubled.
7. Bake at 400°F for 15 minutes. Reduce heat to 350°F and bake for another 25 minutes.
8. Cool before slicing—if you can wait.
Artful Impressions
Here’s a bit of culinary whimsy from the HomeandFashion.love kitchen: before baking, try pressing a crochet lace napkin gently over the dough to leave behind delicate patterns. Or, use a sharp razor to score elegant designs into the surface—an homage to beauty in every detail.
Golden Inside & Out
Baking with honey is about more than nourishment. It’s about intention, craftsmanship, and joy. It’s a reminder that sweetness exists in the quietest rituals.
Stay tuned for the launch of our HomeandFashion.love cooking channel, where we’ll go beyond recipes—into balance, tradition, and the soul of the kitchen.