Nonnettes for Early Summer
If you've had the misfortune of following this blog for some time, then it's just about possible you may remember that I've wittered on about nonnettes before . But it's nearly 5 years since I last featured them and, since they're one of my favourite cakes, I don't feel too guilty about wittering on again. After all, imagine how bad you'd feel if you went to see a band and they only played new songs and none of their hits. (It felt pretty bad, actually, but let's not go there). This version started when my wife was given a jar of local honey produced in the spring. (I admit that my knowledge of honey is minimal at best). This honey is light in colour, less intense than a high summer honey but with some lovely, subtle flavours and I wanted to use it to produce a lighter and fragrant nonnette with some of the flavours of early summer. I made 11 relatively large cakes with this mix using friand and medium-sized muffin tins. If you choose a small muffi...