Because honey absorbs moisture, it keeps such baked goods as cakes and breads softer longer. However that same quality may make candies and meringues soft and sticky.
Measure honey accurately. It can mound up so it should be flattened with a knife or spatula. Honey is as sweet as sugar and can replace it cup for cup,but the liquid in the recipe should then be reduced by 1/4 cup for each 1 cup of honey.
You could soda to the flour mixture when substituting honey for sugar to help neutralize the honey's acidity. The amount of soda needed to neutralize the acidity in 1 cup of the average honey is 1/12 to 1/5 tsp., though it should be remembered the darker the honey the more the acid. When sour milk and honey are used together no soda is necessary.
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