2023 Lithopolis Honeyfest

Celebrate “National Honey Month”

at Ohio’s Honey Festival

2022 Honey Bake-Off 

Sponsored by the Lithopolis, Ohio Honeyfest

2022 Dates and Drop off times are below

Contact: Michelle Richards

The Lithopolis Honeyfest Honey Bake-Off is designed to encourage the everyday cook to discover the many benefits of using honey, not just as a sweetener of choice, but as a common ingredient in a variety of recipes.  You are not only adding healthy sweetness and rich flavor when you cook with honey, you are adding vitamins, minerals and antioxidants!

ABOUT BAKING  OR COOKING WITH HONEY

Honey will provide some special attributes to your favorite recipes – golden crust, color, flavor, moistness and moisture retention in the products.  Honey’s flavor varies with the type of flower the bees worked to produce the honey.  There are over 300 varieties of honey produced in the US, ranging from almost clear to almost black in color with flavor more robust the darker the honey.  Choose a flavor to suit your end product.  To learn more about honey and find some new and exciting recipes  check out honey.com, the web site for the National Honey Board

TIPS FOR USING HONEY

• You can use a one-to-one substitution of honey for sugar  in most recipes , using honey for up to ½  of the sweetener called for (i.e. recipe calls for 1 cup sugar – use ½ cup sugar and ½ cup honey)
• When substituting honey in recipes , reduce  the other liquids by ¼ cup for each cup of honey used. (i.e.  recipe calls for 1 cup sugar – use ½ cup sugar & ½ cup honey and reduce liquid in recipe by 1/8 cup)
• In recipes not calling for any liquid – add 2 tablespoons flour to each cup honey.
• Add ½ teaspoon baking soda for each cup honey used.
• To avoid over browning, reduce the oven temperature by 25 degrees F if it is a recipe not  originally written for honey.
• Oil of spray  the liquid measuring cup to make it easy for the honey to slide out after measuring.
• To re-liquefy honey that has crystallized , remove lid  and place container of honey in a sauce pan of water, heat water to hot simmer (do not boil) stir honey occasionally to distribute heat.
• One 12oz. jar of honey  is one cup.
• Don’t forget honey or flavored honeys for a drizzle on baked goods, ice creams, pudding or other desserts..

HONEY BAKE-OFF ENTRY RULES  

General

• No Entry Fee.  Open to all.  Recipes need not be original
• Entry must be covered and set on or inside a disposable container.  One entry per container.  No refrigeration available.
• Contestants limited to one entry per category.
• Entrants’ name is not to be anywhere on their item, neither on the container or recipe form.  Violating this rule may result in disqualification.
• As a courtesy to other entrants, entries received after official registration or that do not fit into a specified category will be ineligible for judging but would be appreciated as a donation for the bake sale.
• A selection of entries will be chosen to be published in the next edition of Taste Of Honey – A Collection of Recipes, Tips and Witticisms.
• Entries are the property of the Lithopolis Honeyfest and will be sold by bake sale.  All proceeds go toward operating costs of the Lithopolis Honeyfest.
• Bake Sale will begin at 10AM in the Wagnalls Community Building

Registration 

• Registration is Friday September 9th, between 3 and 7 pm. Bring entry, Entry form and Recipe form.
• Entries must be taken directly to Wagnalls Memorial Library Community Building, 150 E Columbus St.  Entries will be accepted on Friday, September 9th from 3 till 7 PM. Please park in the library lot behind Wagnalls to drop off your entries.   
• An Exhibitor Number will be assigned to each entrant at registration.  The entrant’s Exhibitor Number will be placed on each of their entries.

Judging  will take place Friday evening at 7:00pm – judging not open to the public. Entries will be judged on (1) Use of Honey – required amount of honey for entry.  (2) Flavor – great taste (3) Texture – smooth and moist and (4) Appearance – pleasing to the eye.

Awards: For each category are: 1^st place – Blue Ribbon and $25.00, 2^nd place - Red Ribbon and $15.00,   3^rd place – White Ribbon and $10.00.  It is the Responsibility of each contestant to pick up their awards between 11 am and 7 pm Saturday, September 10th, 2021.  Provide a self-addressed stamped envelope if you cannot attend  on the 10^th.  Best of Show Rosette awarded to best of all Blue Ribbon entries

Categories:

Please note: Classes 1 – 5 require Honey as 50% of all sweeteners

Class 1 – Bar Cookies (min. quantity - 1 dozen)                     

Class 2 – Drop and Form Cookies ( min. quantity - 1 dozen

Class  3 – Cakes ( min. quantity - 1 whole cake or 1 doz. cupcakes)

Class 4 – Pies (min. quantity - 1 whole pie)

Class 5 – Muffins (min. quantity - 1 dozen) or Quick Bread (min. quantity - 1 loaf *non-yeast* )

Class 6 – Yeast Bread (min. quantity -1 loaf or 1 doz. rolls **Requires 100% honey as sole sweetener!**

Class 7 – Munchies – Unique or imaginative snack using honey, ie  pop corn, granola, snack mix.  **Honey must be 50% of all sweeteners.**

*NEW!* Class 8 - Welcome to Gluten-free! 

Winners will be announced between 10 and 11 am Saturday, Sept.10^th. at the Festival Stage.  Winners will also be posted near the stage on a winners board.

It is the responsibility of each contestant to pick up their awards at the stage as they are announced or between 11AM and 7Pm on Saturday, Sept 10th 2022.

If you cannot attend on Saturday, the please provide a self addressed  and stamped envelope and bring it when you register your entries.



 Click here to download entry form

Click here to download recipe form