Gingerbread
Gingerbread
This warming, aromatic treat is perfect for cozy evenings or festive gatherings, blending rich molasses, ginger, and cinnamon into a delightfully soft, spiced cake.
Equipment
- 1 Medium Saucepan
- 1 Wooden spoon
- 1 Large mixing bowl
- 1 Sieve
- 1 Baking Tray
- 2 Oven gloves
- 1 small square cake tin bread tin
Ingredients
- 112 g butter plus extra to grease
- 112 g soft dark brown sugar
- 35 g black treacle
- 80 g golden syrup
- 130 ml milk
- 175 g plain flour
- Pinch of salt
- 12 g ground ginger
- 5 g ground cinnamon
- 5 g bicarbonate of soda
- 1 egg
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 170°C.
- Prepare a baking tin with butter and baking paper.
- Melt butter, sugar, treacle, and golden syrup on a low to medium heat, then cool slightly.
- Add the milk.
- Beat the egg.
- Incorporate the beaten egg,
- Sift the flour, salt, ginger, cinnamon, and bicarbonate of soda into a bowl.
- Then gradually mix in the cooled syrup mixture.
- Pour into the lined tin
- Pour into the tin and bake for approx. 40 - 50 minutes.
- Cool before cutting into squares.
- serving.- dust with icing sugar.
Notes
- For even spice distribution, sift your dry ingredients twice.
- Gingerbread flavor improves with age; store in an airtight container.
Nutrition
Serving: 1squareCalories: 126kcalCarbohydrates: 24gProtein: 3gFat: 1gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.2gMonounsaturated Fat: 0.4gTrans Fat: 0.002gCholesterol: 19mgSodium: 161mgPotassium: 131mgFiber: 1gSugar: 10gVitamin A: 66IUVitamin C: 0.03mgCalcium: 58mgIron: 2mg
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