Glorious
Gifts Galore new on Honeybuns' online shop |
Our
online shop has wobbled into life. First we had just a few cakes
but you told us that we needed to pop all the Honeybuns favourites
on there pronto. So all of our regular slices, minis, traybakes
and cookies are now available online. We can write a personal
gift message for you at no extra charge.
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Plus,
we also have our hessian bags and Dorset made lip butters. You
can fill a Honeybuns gift tin with a lip butter and a selection
of cakes and for extra Honeybuns gift magic you can add the hessian
shopping bag. Gift wrapping is coming soon and so too are our
limited edition handmade leather and tweed keyrings made for
us by The Muddy Dog Company... watch this space! |
Honeybuns on tour in Cologne
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Matt and Em were at
the international Foodie trade show called Anuga in
October. Even as a small business, Honeybuns still needs to be
dynamic and the
German and French markets are now expressing a need for high quality,
artisan
made gluten free treats. Honeybuns now supplies two coffee chains
in Germany
and our German wholesaler is as mad about running as we are. We
swapped
running training tips at the show as well as discussing business
plans. |
Dorset
Food Week Event - Fully Booked
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We were overwhelmed by the response
we have had to our evening event on 29th October. As part of
the annual Dorset Food Week
celebrations we held an open evening of tastings, a bakery tour
(this takes seconds as our bakery is
tres bijou) and a Big Foodie Quiz. The prizes are always fabulous
and we also had a scary, slimy lucky dip – well, Halloween
was so close this year
we felt the slime was a timely addition.We're also holding a
Christmas open evening on friday, 4th December with bakery demos
by the gifted
Charlotte. We’ll pop details on the website.
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Our current favourite bun is... Snowy Hills
This little number is devilishly difficult to make. We start by making the polenta
and toasted almond shortbread base which is baked blind to crisp it up. We
then add and spread a generous dollop of Dorset made lemon curd - this stuff
is the proper buttery lemon curd - not a nasty, thin tasting imitation. Finally,
we make an almond and lemon frangipane
top layer which is added and the whole thing is re-baked. There is interesting
texture and delightful flavour in every bite - assuming one does not consume
it all in one go like
a Scooby Snack...
We serve it as a pudding in the Bee Shack Cafe & it's wonderful warmed through
and served with crème fraiche and a dollop of lemon curd on top. |
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STOP PRESS
Coming Soon - HONEYBUNS ALL NEW SAVOURY GLUTEN FREE TARTS. |
Our
Dorset cheddar, roast tomato and red onion tart is delicious eaten
hot or cold - my goodness we should know judging by the volume
of them we've demolished over the past few weeks. It's being piloted
in John Lewis, Poole and we'll then be launching in the New Year.
The little dish it
comes in is made from a palm leaf, is fully biodegradable and can
be used as a bird water dish until it dissolves back from whence
it came. We'll be
supplying more details after Christmas. |
It's hedge
laying season again and Charlotte and Graham are sharpening their
willow hooks in readiness to lay the next
section of hedge. The end result is a much stonger, bushier hedge
which is better at keeping livestock in. The resulting
criss-crossed branches of a laid hedge also offer more secure nesting
sites for birds. Charlotte is also overseeing the planting of more
conservation
hedge mix to fill in any gaps in the old hedgerows. We use a mix
of Blackthorn, Dog Rose, Maple and Quick Thorn so as to attract
and sustain as many insects and birds
as possible. The 5 acres around our bakery and old farm buildings
are run as a nature reserve. For more news please see www.honeybuns.co.uk/blogbeegreen |
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| TIP TOP TEAM |
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GEORGE
is another multi tasking Honeybuns superstar. George not
only cleans the production buildings and our office to an impeccable
standard, he also helps with accounts, does a big share of
the animal care and is a total techy genius. It's George
who helped us get Twitter and Facebook sorted and who pops
the mini films up everywhere. On top of this varied skillset,
George is also an incredibly kind, helpful and cheerful person.
We’re
extremely lucky to have him here. |
| ANIMAL MAGIC
- PUPPY PLAYTIME |
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This became a familar phrase as one or other of the Honeybuns
team would take a break and go and play
with the puppies. 10 in total they were huge fun and a lot
of hard work. Mahussive thanks go to Charlotte and George
who looked after them so incredibly well whilst Matt and Em
were away at shows and the like. Happily all the pups have
found
super, local homes except for little Kitty who is now part
of the Honeybuns pack.
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FORTHCOMING EVENTS
Sat 7th November, 11am-4pm:
The Bee Shack is open.
Sat 14th November, 10am-4pm:
Sero Christmas Gift and Craft Fair,
The Exchange, Sturminster Newton.
Sun 15th November, 10am:
Christmas Craft Fair,
Kingston Maurward College, Dorchester.
Fri 13th - Sun 15th
November:
The MasterChef Show at Olympia
(formerly the BBC Good Food Show).
Fri 4th December: Bee
Shack Tasting
and Demo evening.
Sat 5th December, 11am-4pm:
The Bee Shack is open.
Sun 6th December:
Christmas Bazaar in aid of
Somerset and Dorset Animal
Rescue. Held at Balsam Farm,
Somerset. T:01963 32279 |
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Naish Farm, Stony Lane, Holwell, Sherborne,
Dorset DT9 5LJ
Tel: 01963 23597 www.honeybuns.co.uk
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