Honey Cakes

• 12 cup butter (1 stick)
• 4 cups flour
• 14 teaspoon salt
• 1 orange, rind of, grated
• 1 12 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 egg
• 1 egg yolk
• 1 cup milk
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• 2 tablespoons honey
• 14 cup ground blanched almond
• additional honey

1. Preheat oven to 400F & line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
2. Combine flour, salt, orange rind and baking powder; cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
3. Set aside.
4. In a small microwave-safe bowl, combine 3 tbsp sugar and 2 tbsp honey.
5. Microwave for about 1 minute at 50% power, until honey is warmed.
6. Stir to combine sugar & honey, and let cool slightly.
7. Meanwhile, combine milk, egg & egg yolk.
8. Add sugar/honey mixture, and add all at once to dry ingredients.
9. Combine gently as you would biscuit dough, and turn out onto a lightly floured board.
10. Pat or roll dough to about 1/2-inch thickness & cut into 2" rounds or ovals.
11. Place on prepared baking sheet, and bake for about 20 minutes or until lightly browned.
12. Place baking sheet on a cooling rack and reduce oven temperature to 250F As oven is cooling, drizzle additional honey over the cakes & top with ground almonds.
13. Return cakes to the cooled oven for about 5 minutes or until set.

butter, flour, salt, orange, baking powder, egg, egg yolk, milk, sugar, honey, ground blanched almond, honey

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/honey-cakes-213968 (may not work)