substituting honey for sugar in recipes

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Hi,

A question for folks who bake with honey in place of sugar--

I read on a jar of honey when I was out Christmas shopping that honey is

twice as sweet as sugar and the amount should be cut in half in recipe use

when substituting.

Is this true in your experience? I want to get a second opinion before I

make my sweet bread with honey, so I don't totally screw it up. (It is such

a big recipe and major project to make that it would waste a lot of effort!)

Any opinions are greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

Chris

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