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This old fashioned gingerbread recipe is easy and quick to make. The sticky gingerbread is best left for a few days in an airtight tin before eating.

Old Fashioned Gingerbread Recipe


Ingredients

8oz (2 cups) plain flour
3/4 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
4oz (1/2 cup) butter
2 teaspoons freshly ground ginger
5oz (2/3 cup) molasses (black treacle)
4oz (1/2 cup) brown sugar
5 tablespoons milk
2 eggs

Method

Turn on the oven and set to 160C or 325F. Place the flour, baking powder, cinnamon and ginger in a mixing bowl. In a pan place the butter, molasses and sugar and heat gently until melted. Pour the melted mixture onto the flour and stir then add the eggs and milk and mix well. Pour into a greased, lined pan and cook for about an hour. Test with a toothpick or skewer to make sure it is cooked right through.

Sticky Gingerbread Recipe


Ingredients

10 oz plain flour
1 1/2 teaspoons mixed spice
3 teaspoons freshly ground ginger
1 teaspoon baking powder
3 1/2 oz black treacle
5oz butter
3 oz brown sugar
5oz golden syrup
1/4 pint milk
2 eggs

Method

Turn on the oven and set to 160C or 325F. Place the flour, baking powder, ginger and mixed spice in a bowl. Heat the butter, sugar, syrup and black treacle gently in a pan until melted then add to the flour mixture. Add the milk then beat the eggs and add. Mix well. Pour into a greased and lined pan and bake for approximately 1 1/2 hours until cooked right through.



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