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Gingerbread

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292 K 4.0/5 (57 reviews)

1 hour 4 min. difficulté

Easy

2.90 €

3 Gingerbreads

11 Ingredients

Last modified on: February 21^th 2011

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For 3 Gingerbreads, you will need:

1 375 g honey
2 180 g brown sugar
3 375 g flour
4 375 g rye flour
5 30 g baking powder
6 180 g butter
7 3 tablespoons rum
8 3 pinches salt
9 300 ml water
10 3 eggs
11 36 g gingerbread spice mix
Total weight: 2,050 grams

Change these quantities to make:

1 Gingerbread 2 Gingerbreads 3 Gingerbreads

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Times for this recipe

Preparation: 20 min.

Cooking: 45 min.

All in all: 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 180 g butter in a small pan on low heat, then set aside.

Stage 2 - 3 min.

In another pan, put 375 g honey.

Stage 3 - 3 min.

Heat 300 ml water and pour into pan with honey. Add 180 g 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 375 g flour, 375 g rye flour and 30 g baking powder.

Stage 5 - 2 min.

Add 36 g 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

	Proteins (gr)	Carbohydrates (gr)	Fats (gr)	Energy value (in k-calories)	Energy value (in k-joules)
Whole recipe	80 RDI=30 %	740 RDI=70 %	460 RDI=70 %	7,610 RDI=380 %	31,870 RDI: 380 %
Per 100 g	4 RDI=2 %	40 RDI=3 %	20 RDI=3 %	370 RDI=20 %	1,560 RDI: 20 %

The % figures are calculated in relation to the Recommended Dietary Intake , or RDI of 2,000 k-calories (or 8,400 k-joules) per day for a woman Change to a man

Possible allergens in this recipe: Gluten, milk, egg

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