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Gingerbread

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212,6054.3/5 for 20 ratings

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Last modified on: February 21^th 2011

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: 2,046 grams

Change those ingredients for: 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.

Keeping: Several days in a towel bag.

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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.

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).

How much will it cost?

For 3 Gingerbreads : 8.70 €
Per Gingerbread : 2.90 €

Note : These prices are only approximate

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Source

Home made.

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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: Sandwich bread, Lumberjack turnovers, Fougasse with bacon and Comté, Benoîton, Jura bread, ... All
	Honey: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Cranachan, Nougat, Chocolate madeleines, Nonettes, Yeast-based flaky dough (for croissants), ... All
	Flour: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Liège waffles, Kouign-amann brioche, Chocolate almond cookies, Canadian apple crumble, Grapefruit moelleux, ... All
	Water: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Langoustine sabayon tart, Ali Baba bread, Sausage and lentils "en cocotte", Paella, Creamy risotto with diced vegetables and flax seeds, ... All

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