Sticky Gingerbread Loaf *

Adapted from Alison Walker (a country cook's kitchen)

Ingredients:

• • 3 oz butter

  • 3.5 oz dark brown sugar

  • 3.5 oz molasses

  • 4 oz milk

  • 4.5 oz flour

  • 1 tsp ground ginger

  • 1 tsp ground cinnamon

  • 1 tsp baking soda

  • 1 egg

  • 4 tbs ginger jam (or 2 balls preserved ginger, diced + 2 tbs syrup)

Method:

• 1. Preheat oven to 300F

  2. Melt butter, sugar and molasses in a small saucepan, stir until sugar is dissolved

  3. Add milk and ginger jam, mix, and allow to cool

  4. Mix the dry ingredients (flour, spices and baking soda) together in a medium sized mixing bowl

  5. Add the egg and wet ingredients mixture from the saucepan, combine into a smooth batter with a whisk (don't overmix).

  6. Line a 1.5lb loaf tin with parchement paper, and spray the inside with canola oil. Scrape mixture into tin.

  7. Bake for 1 hour, or until a toothpick in the center comes out clean.