Gingerbread


Gingerbread
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Last modified on: February 21th 2011

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For 2 Gingerbreads, you will need:

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Time required for this recipe:
PreparationCookingStart to finish
19 min.45 min.1 hour 4 min.
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Step by step recipe


Stage 1 - 5 min.
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Preheat oven to 180°C or 356°F.

Melt 124 ml butter in a small pan on low heat, then set aside.

Stage 2 - 3 min.
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In another pan, put 250 ml honey.

Stage 3 - 3 min.
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Heat 200 ml water and pour into pan with honey. Add 120 ml brown sugar, mix well to dissolve, and add 2 tablespoons rum and a pinch of salt.

Stage 4 - 3 min.
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Pour this mixture into a food processor bowl, then add 390 ml flour, 390 ml rye flour and 20 ml baking powder.

Stage 5 - 2 min.
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Add 24 ml gingerbread spice mix.

Stage 6 - 2 min.
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Then 2 eggs and melted butter, not too hot.

Stage 7 - 3 min.
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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.
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Pour mixture into a cake mould, non-stick if possible.

Stage 9 - 40 min.
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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 valueProteins CarbohydratesFats
5,074 Kcal or 21,244 Kj56 gr494 gr309 gr
254 %21 %47 %47 %
Per 100 g
Energetic valueProteins CarbohydratesFats
372 Kcal or 1,557 Kj4 gr36 gr23 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 2 Gingerbreads : 5.80 €
  • Per Gingerbread : 2.90 €

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This recipe uses (among others)
FlourFlour: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Chestnut cake, Chilli potato wedges, Special small breads, Apple and almond cake, Fresh pasta dough, ... All
Rye flourRye flour: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Jura bread, Fougasse with bacon and Comté, Sandwich bread, Lumberjack turnovers, Natural leaven, ... All
HoneyHoney: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Nonettes, Confit Victoria pineapple with honey and spices, Cranachan, Panettone, Nougat, ... All
WaterWater: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Mixed seed grissini, Ali Baba bread, Provençal braised carrots, Hazelnut and orange cake, Poitevin twist, ... All
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