Ye Ole Gingerbread

Description

A deliciously moist never-fail loaf. I bake this loaf before bed and leave it in the cooling oven overnight. NO hard crusts!

Ingredients

  • 6 ounces butter
  • 1 cup white sugar
  • 3 tablespoons golden syrup
  • 1 cup milk
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 tablespoon ground ginger
  • 1 teaspoon ground allspice
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour an 8×4 inch loaf pan.
  2. In a small saucepan
  3. combine the butter
  4. sugar
  5. golden syrup
  6. and milk. Bring to a boil
  7. then remove from heat
  8. and set aside. Sift the flour
  9. baking soda
  10. ginger
  11. and allspice into a large bowl. Stir in the boiled mixture until just blended. Pour the batter into the prepared pan.
  12. Turn down the oven to 325 degrees F (160 degrees C)
  13. and bake for 1 hour
  14. or until the top of the loaf springs back when lightly touched.

Prep Time: 8 mins

Cook Time: 1 hr

Total Time: 1 hr 8 mins

Servings: 8

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