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Gingerbread

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Last modified on: February 21^th 2011

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For 3 Gingerbreads, you will need:

1 1 ²⁄₃ cup honey
2 1 cup brown sugar
3 2 ½ cups flour
4 2 ½ cups rye flour
5 2 tablespoons baking powder
6 1 cup butter
7 3 tablespoons rum
8 3 pinches salt
9 1 ¹⁄₃ cup water
10 3 eggs
11 2 ½ tablespoons gingerbread spice mix

Change these quantities to make: 1 Gingerbread 2 Gingerbreads 3 Gingerbreads

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How long does it take?

Time required for this recipe:

Preparation	Cooking	Start to finish
19 min.	45 min.	1 hour 4 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 5 min.

Preheat oven to 180°C or 356°F.

Melt 1 cup butter in a small pan on low heat, then set aside.

Stage 2 - 3 min.

In another pan, put 1 ²⁄₃ cup honey.

Stage 3 - 3 min.

Heat 1 ¹⁄₃ cup water and pour into pan with honey. Add 1 cup brown sugar, mix well to dissolve, and add 3 tablespoons rum and a pinch of salt.

Stage 4 - 3 min.

Pour this mixture into a food processor bowl, then add 2 ½ cups flour, 2 ½ cups rye flour and 2 tablespoons baking powder.

Stage 5 - 2 min.

Add 2 ½ tablespoons gingerbread spice mix.

Stage 6 - 2 min.

Then 3 eggs and melted butter, not too hot.

Stage 7 - 3 min.

Switch on food processor (if you have a Kenwood, use the "K" Beater) and knead at slow speed 2 or 3 minutes, until mix is homogeneous.

Stage 8 - 3 min.

Pour mixture into a cake mould, non-stick if possible.

Stage 9 - 40 min.

Cook for about 40 minutes.

Don't turn out immediately, but allow cool slightly first.

Remarks

Afficionados of ginger bread (like Robert) say that it's better not too fresh (the next day maybe), sliced and buttered.

Keeping

Several days in a towel bag.

Source

Home made.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
7,611 Kcal or 31,866 Kj	84 gr	741 gr	463 gr
381 %	32 %	70 %	70 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
372 Kcal or 1,557 Kj	4 gr	36 gr	23 gr
19 %	2 %	3 %	3 %

% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2000 k-calories or 8400 k-joules by day for a woman (change to a man).

Possible allergens in this recipe: Gluten, Milk, Egg

How much will it cost?

For 3 Gingerbreads : 8.70 €
Per Gingerbread : 2.90 €

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This recipe uses (among others)

	Rye flour: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Benoîton, Fougasse with bacon and Comté, Sandwich bread, Natural leaven, Jura bread, ... All
	Honey: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Cranachan, Amandier (gluten-free almond cake), Panettone, Yeast-based flaky dough (for croissants), Nonettes, ... All
	Flour: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Puff or flaky pastry (pâte feuilletée), Chocolate and matcha tea biscuits, Fruit crumble, Oat shortbread biscuits, Chestnut Fudge Cupcakes, ... All
	Water: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Blackcurrant liqueur, Nachos, Aperitif rolls, Provençal braised carrots, Morel risotto with Vin Jaune and Mont d'Or, ... All

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