Honey Tart

Want to know how the best moments come about?

As you can imagine, talking about food is one of my favourite things to do and is one of the best parts of the private Facebook group we have for my Edible Images workshop is the weekly Zoom chats

During one of them, Tori mentioned that they were harvesting honey. I pictured a hive or two and hand scraping the frames, just like we’ve seen in a million episodes of Gourmet Farmer or River Cottage

But Tori said that her husband was a third generation honey producer, who supplies honey to a major retailer and also produces under their own small label, Real Honey from the Horners

Of course, we were all fascinated – especially when Tori posted a video of the process for us to see

I jumped on a grabbed some honey from one of the stores that stock it Folkologie and when it arrived I was stunned at the flavour of the Mugga Iron Bark Honey

It’s floral, but with a hint of citrus freshness to it and I’ve never tasted anything like it

I knew that I would need to create a special recipe to highlight this golden deliciousness and this tart was the end result

Crispy flaky pastry is gently holding a soft and creamy, honey-infused custard in an explosion of flavour and texture which is truly divine

But when I was talking to a friend about the honey she suggested that I cream some, then sighed and said that she adores creamed honey but can’t remember the last time she had some

So, creamed honey is up next

One small conversation lead to so many wonderful things; a multi-generational producer, supporting a small country store, learning about extraction processes, dreaming up a new recipe and bringing childhood memories to life

One conversation, so much joy

Enjoy!