Fruity gingerbread recipe
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Gingerbreads always improve and become moist and soft if kept for a while before eating. When cooled, place in an airtight tin and leave for one week. Cut into squares.
ingredients
100 g (4 oz) butter
100 g (4 oz) soft brown sugar
100 g (4 oz) black treacle
1 egg, beaten
100 g (4 oz) plain flour
2 tsp spoons ground ginger
2 tsp spoons ground cinnamon
100 g (4 oz) wholewheat flour
Approx. 150 ml (1/4 pint) warm milk
1 tsp spoon bicarbonate of soda
50 g (2 oz) mixed dried fruit
100 g (4 oz) soft brown sugar
100 g (4 oz) black treacle
1 egg, beaten
100 g (4 oz) plain flour
2 tsp spoons ground ginger
2 tsp spoons ground cinnamon
100 g (4 oz) wholewheat flour
Approx. 150 ml (1/4 pint) warm milk
1 tsp spoon bicarbonate of soda
50 g (2 oz) mixed dried fruit
method
1. Put the butter, sugar and treacle in a saucepan and heat gently until melted, stirring constantly. Allow to cool slightly, then beat in the egg.
2. Sift the plain flour and spices into a mixing bowl, then stir in the wholewheat flour and melted mixture and beat well to combine.
3. Mix the milk with the bicarbonate of soda and add this to the mixture in the bowl. Stir in the fruit. The mixture should have a soft dropping consistency; more milk can be added at this stage if it seems too dry.
4. Spoon the mixture into a greased oblong tin, 22.5 x 15 cm (9 x 6 in) lined with greased greaseproof paper.
5. Bake in a cool oven (150°C/300°F or Gas Mark 2) for about 1 hour or until a skewer inserted in the centre comes out clean.
6. Leave to cool in the tin, then remove from the tin and discard the greaseproof paper.
2. Sift the plain flour and spices into a mixing bowl, then stir in the wholewheat flour and melted mixture and beat well to combine.
3. Mix the milk with the bicarbonate of soda and add this to the mixture in the bowl. Stir in the fruit. The mixture should have a soft dropping consistency; more milk can be added at this stage if it seems too dry.
4. Spoon the mixture into a greased oblong tin, 22.5 x 15 cm (9 x 6 in) lined with greased greaseproof paper.
5. Bake in a cool oven (150°C/300°F or Gas Mark 2) for about 1 hour or until a skewer inserted in the centre comes out clean.
6. Leave to cool in the tin, then remove from the tin and discard the greaseproof paper.
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