What is a good substitute for honey?

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I've always had great success with the No Knead Challah recipe from Artisan Bread in 5 Minutes a Day (recipe available at www.thekitchn.com/thekitchn/baked-good/recipe-noknead-challah-043363 ) and would like to make it for my parents while I'm staying with them. The problem is that my dad is allergic to honey and I don't know what to substitute for it. In other recipes that call for a couple of tablespoons I just use sugar, but I don't know about 1/2 c. Should I use a simple syrup? Corn syrup? Sugar water?

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Try maple syrup, golden corn syrup or just make a heavy sugar syrup - 3 or 4 parts sugar to 1 part water. But maple syrup would be my first choice.

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I also avoid cooking with honey because my SIL is allergic to bees, so I keep Lyle's Golden Syrup here as a substitute. I've only used it as a substitute in baking, but it has worked fine. In addition to being terribly sweet, of course, it has a delicious flavor.

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Suzanne's makes a wonderful product that tastes just like honey, but has none. good for folks with the allergies and the vegans. i love honey, and have no allergy to it - but this product really tastes like honey. it's kind of amazing. 

you can find it here:
http://www.veganessentials.com/catalog/just-like-honey-gluten-free-rice-nectar.htm

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rice syrup found in health food stores
light molasses
real maple syrup
for bread recipes you might even consider using applesauce as a substitute

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you could also just melt some brown sugar that would work fine and make it sweet enough.

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sarahjay, i like using white grape juice concentrate as a substitute for honey in baking. you can replace honey with it at a 1:1 ratio, so you won't have to adjust the other liquid ingredients. it's also a little milder in flavor than maple syrup if you don't want maple flavored challah, and adds a little more aroma than just plain simple syrup or corn syrup.

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Just use sugar in an equal amount. Sugar is considered to be a liquid ingredient anyway. It liquifies in the oven.

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maple syrup or agave nectar.

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Maple syrup. Preferably Vermont maple syrup, the darker the better. Your challah will be outstanding!

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i think maple syrup is a good substitute. i used it in a drink and it tasted amazing (the drink was sappostd to have honey in it) sorry about my spelling :(

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