Fun Cooking – Gingerbread

Preparation time
20 minutes
Cooking time
45-55 minutes
Ingredients
120g /4 oz golden syrup
120g/ 4 oz black treacle
300 ml/ 1/2 pint milk
120g/ 4 oz dark brown sugar
250g/ 9 oz self raising flour -sifted
1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
1 teaspoon mixed spice
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
3 level teaspoons ground ginger
1 egg – large
Method
Heat the syrup and treacle together
Cool slightly
Heat the milk and sugar, until the sugar has dissolved
Pour in to a large bowl
Whisk in the flour and spices
Whisk in the syrups
Beat in the egg
Spoon in to a greased tin (3lb loaf tin or 10inch loose bottom tin)
Bake for 45 minutes or until the firm in the centre (prod with a skewer, should come out clean)
Cool
Try this as an alternative
Try served in slices, spread with butter. Any left overs dice up and cook in an egg custard topped with meringue and baked again until golden.


