TT : Gingerbread Loaf
July 29th, 2008 at 6:06am |
Old English Gingerbread
p.33, “Sugar and Spice” with Jo Seagar, 2000 (adapted, 2 T ginger)
Sift together
500g (4c) SR flour
1 t salt
1-2 T ground ginger
1 T BP
In a saucepan, warm
1 soft brown sugar
175 g butter
6 T treacle
6 T Chelsea golden syrup (from NZ, like a light treacle sugar syrup)
In a separate pan, warm
300 ml milk
and beat in
2 eggs
Combine with flour and syrup mixtures and mix thoroughly.
Mix
1 T warm milk to mix
1 t bicarb soda
then add to mixture.
Put into 25cm square, well-greased baking-paper-lined cake tin.
Mix
1 t cinnamon
2 T raw sugar
and sprinkle on top.
Bake for 1 to 1 ½ hours (or until firm) at 180 deg C.
Cuts at least 20 slices.
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