I just learned so many interesting health benefits about honey and cinnamon! Did you know….

* The daily intake of honey and cinnamon powder strengthens the immune system and protects the body from bacterial and viral attacks. Researchers have found that honey has various vitamins and iron in large amounts and its use strengthens the white blood corpuscles.
* Ancient cultures used Tea made with honey and cinnamon powder for longevity. 4 spoons of honey, 1 spoon of cinnamon powder and 3 cups of water are boiled to make this tea. The prescribed amount is to drink 1/4 cup, 3 times a day. It keeps the skin
fresh and soft and slows down old age.
* Honey and cinnamon helps in improving the digestive system, remove gas from the stomach and intestine and treat stomachache, flatulence, indigestion and bladder infections.

Here are two delicious recipes I created that incorporate honey and cinnamon! YUMMY!

ONO Sleepy Time tea

INGREDIENTS for COOKIES:
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon
1/2 cup of butter
1/2 cup honey
1/4 cup sugar
2 tablespoon finely grated lemon zest
1 large egg, at room temperature
1 tablespoon of lemon juice

DIRECTIONS for COOKIES

   1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
   2. In a small bowl, combine flour, ginger, cinnamon, and baking soda. Beat butter, honey, sugar and lemon zest with an electric mixer, in a large bowl, until creamy. Add egg and lemon juice and beat until smooth. Reduce speed to low and gradually stir in flour mixture until blended.
   3. Drop dough by rounded teaspooons 2 inches apart on nonstick or lightly greased cookie sheets. Bake for 7 to 8 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool completely on wire racks.
   4. When the cookies are cool, sandwich them with teaspoon dollops of the Lemon filling. Put in an airtight container and store in the refrigerator overnight.

INGREDIENTS for LEMON FILLING

1/4 cup of softened butter
1 1/2 cups confectioners’ sugar
2 tablespoons ONO Sleepy Time brewed
1 tablespoon lemon zest

 
DIRECTIONS for FILLING:

   1. In the bowl of a standing electric mixer fitted with the paddle, beat the butter with the confectioners’ sugar at medium speed until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Beat in the tea and lemon juice.
   2. Arrange the cookies in pairs on a large work surface. Spoon or pipe 1 rounded tablespoon of the lemon filling onto the flat side of half of the cookies. Sandwich with the remaining cookies, pressing them together so the filling spreads to the edge.

DIRECTIONS for ONO SLEEPY TIME TEA

6 teaspoons of ONO Sleepy Time tea
1 1/2 tablespoons of honey
1 teaspoon of cinnamon

1. Place honey and cinnamon at the bottom of an ONO 5 Cup teapot.
2. Insert an ONO glass filter into the pot filled with Sleepy Time tea.
3. Add hot water and steep for at least 5 minutes.