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Gingerbread
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Gingerbread

Recipe Submitted By: bakingmad

Dark and sticky, this is a wickedly comforting tea time treat, especially when sliced and spread with butter. Have everything at the ready with gingerbread, as the less you hang about the lighter your gingerbread will be.

Preparation Time 15 minutes
Baking Time 40 minutes
Portions 1 loaf 12 slices
Skill Level Easy
Average Rating 4 stars
 

Gingerbread Ingredients

110 grams Molasses Sugar (Billington's) Molasses Sugar (Billington's)
110 grams Black Treacle (Silver Spoon) Black Treacle (Silver Spoon)
Stem Ginger 3 balls, finely grated
175 grams Self Raising White Flour (Allinson Nature Friendly) Self Raising White Flour (Allinson Nature Friendly)
1 tsp Cinnamon ground
1 tsp Bicarbonate Of Soda
1 Free Range Eggs large, beaten Free Range Eggs
150 ml Milk Milk
110 grams Butter Salted
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This recipe uses

  • Molasses Sugar (Billington's)
  • Black Treacle (Silver Spoon)
  • Self Raising White Flour (Allinson Nature Friendly)
  • Free Range Eggs
  • Milk

How to make Gingerbread

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  1. Preheat the oven to 170°C/ fan 150°C/ Gas Mark 3 method tip
  2. Grease and line a 2lb/900g loaf tin with baking parchment or use a ready made loaf tin liner. method tip
  3. Place the butter, Billington's Molasses Sugar, treacle and stem ginger in a pan and place over a medium heat, stirring regulary until fully melter and combined.
  4. In a large bowl combine the self raising flour, ground cinnamon and bicarbonate of soda.
  5. In a jug combine the egg and milk. method tip
  6. Remove the butter mixture pan from the heat, and crefully pour into the bowl with the flour mixture, followed by the egg and milk mixture. Quickly stir it all together until well combined and pour into the prepared tin.
  7. Bake in the oven on a baking sheet in the middle of the oven for 40 minutes or until risen and firm to the touch. method tip
  8. Remove from the oven and leave to cool in its tin on a wire rack.
  9. Serve sliced at room temperature spread with a little butter.
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Read all reviews (1) | Average rating: 4 stars

"no butter quantity!! have guessed at 110g to see if that works "

04-08-2011 | Author: 80smaniac | 4 stars

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