December 24, 2008

Sticky Gingerbread

Very easy to make and eveb easier to eat gingerbread. Perfect for sharing during this time of the year. Its aroma fills the kitchen with welcoming, christmassy, fairy-tale smells.

Sticky Gingerbread

recipe from Nigella Christmas

for 20x30 cm form

  • Butter - 150 g
  • Golden syrup - 200 g
  • Dark molasses - 200 g
  • Brown sugar - 125 g
  • Fresh ginger, grated - 2 teaspoons
  • Ground gigner - 1 teaspoon
  • Cinnamon - 1 teaspoon
  • Ground cloves - 1/4 teaspoon
  • Baking soda  - 1 teaspoon dissolved in 2 tablespoons of warm water
  • Milk - 250 ml
  • Eggs, lightly mixed - 2
  • Flour - 300 g

 

- Preheat the oven to 335F (170C).
- Butter the baking form.
- In a medium pot melt the butter together with golden syrup, molasses, sugar, fresh ginger, ground ginger, cinnamon and ground cloves. The mixture should become liquid.
- Take the pot from the heat. add the milk, eggs and soda dissolved in water. Mix.
- In a separate big bowl put the flour, pour the liquid mixture on it and mix until the batter is almost mixed and the flour is incorporated.
- The batter will be very liquid, don't worry! The magic will happen in the oven.
- Pour the batter into a prepared form and bake for 45-60 minutes until the cake is risen and the top is springy to the touch.
- It's important to not overbake the bread or otherwise it'll loose its' stickiness.
- Let the gingerbread cool before cutting into 24 pieces.

Sticky Gingerbread

 

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