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**Introduction to My Food:** Honey Cake

** Student Name: Desiree Corbin ** ** NCSS Standards: ** · Culture · Time, Continuity and Change · People, Places and Environment · Production, Distribution and Consumption · Science, Technology and Society

** Ingredients/Seasoning ** · ** 4 oz butter ** · ** 4 large eggs ** · ** 14 oz honey ** · ** 14 oz (3 cups) unbleached flour (all-purpose) ** · ** ½ tsp ground ginger ** · ** ½ tsp ground nutmeg ** · ** ½ tsp ground cloves ** · ** 1 tbsp cinnamon ** · ** 2 tsp baking powder ** ** Way of Cooking ** 1. Cream the butter and separate the eggs. 2. Add the room temperature yolks, one at a time, to the butter and beat well. 3. Mix in the honey. 4. Sift the flour, baking powder, and spices twice and add to the butter mixture. 5. Whip the egg whites until stiff. 6. Fold a little of the egg whites into the batter, then add the rest of them, folding them gently into the batter. 7. Pour the batter into a guttered and floured loaf pan. 8. Bake in a preheated 350°F oven until firm on top and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 1 hour. 9. Cool, in the pan, for 10 minutes, then remove and finish cooling on a wire rack.

**Country of Origin** (also indicate continent) It is a Polish/Russian dessert in Europe **Natural Environment of the Country** (Climate, landforms, plants, animals …relevant to the food) Poland is in Eastern Europe. It is a little smaller than New Mexico, and has lowlands, a narrow coastal area with rocky cliffs, and a southern region rich with minerals and fertile farmland. The cereal grains, grown on Poland's rich agricultural land, are among the country's most important dietary staples. These include wheat, rye, buckwheat, and barley. Poles love desserts, especially cakes. Popular cakes include cheesecake, sponge cake, poppy seed cake, and a pound cake called babka. Special cakes are baked for feast days and weddings. The honey cake is most popular around Christmas time.

**Legend** (if any) No Legend