Gingerbread Recipe |
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You will need..... 4 oz. margarine 6 oz. black treacle 2 oz. golden syrup 2 oz. brown sugar 1/4 pint milk Preparation Time 2 eggs 10-15 minutes 8 oz. plain flour 1 rounded teaspoon mixed spice Cooking Time 1 level teaspoon bicarbonate of soda 1 1/4-1 1/2 hours 2 level teaspoons ground ginger
4 oz. sultanas
Oven setting
310ºF; Gas Mark 2
Grease
and line a 7-inch square cake tin. Using a large saucepan, warm
together margarine, treacle, syrup and sugar. Add milk and allow to
cool. Beat eggs and blend with cooled mixture. Sift dry
ingredients together into a bowl, add the cooled mixture and sultanas
folding in gently with a tablespoon. Turn into
the greased and lined tin. Bake in a slow oven for 1 1/4- 1 1/2 hours.
Turn out and cool on a wire tray.
Quick Tip
To
vary the gingerbread : use equal quantities of white flour and
whole meal flour or add 4 oz. dried figs or chopped dated instead of
sultanas or add 2 oz. each of crystallized ginger and shredded almonds.
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