Name: Gingerbread Loaf
Prep time: 35 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 85 min
Ingredients: 1 cup brown sugar; 1 cup milk; 150 gram butter; 2 tablespoon golden syrup; 2 teaspoon baking soda; 2 1/4 cup flour; 2 teaspoon ground ginger; 1 teaspoon allspice; Whipped maple butter; 100 gram butter, softened; 1/4 cup maple syrup; 2/3 cup icing sugar

Gingerbread Loaf

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Makes 1 Item

Prep

35M

Cook

50M

Total

1H 25M

Ingredients

1 cup brown sugar

1 cup milk

150 gram butter

2 tablespoon golden syrup

2 teaspoon baking soda

2 1/4 cup flour

2 teaspoon ground ginger

1 teaspoon allspice

Whipped maple butter

100 gram butter, softened

1/4 cup maple syrup

2/3 cup icing sugar

Method

Gingerbread Loaf

Preheat oven to 175ºC and line a 12cm x 22cm loaf pan.

In a medium saucepan, melt together the brown sugar, milk, butter, golden syrup and baking soda, then remove from the heat and cool for 30 minutes.

Stir flour and spices into cooled mixture until smooth. Pour into loaf pan and bake for 45-50 minutes until puffed and deep golden.

Serve in slices with whipped maple butter.

Whipped maple butter

Beat softened butter with maple syrup and icing sugar until pale and fluffy.

This loaf has so many uses. Serve it warm from the oven with a cuppa, or toast leftover slices and serve with ice-cream and hot maple-seared bananas. Add nuts to the batter and bake them into mini loves for gifts. For a quick dessert, warm slices in the microwave and serve with whipped cream or plain yoghurt, drizzled with honey, or with poached fruit. The maple butter works a treat with this fragrant ginger loaf!
Note

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Ingredients

Method

Gingerbread Loaf

Whipped maple butter

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