Name: Gingerbread loaf
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 70 min
Total time: 80 min
Ingredients: 125 gram butter, chopped, plus extra for serving; 1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar; 1/2 cup treacle or golden syrup; 1 1/4 cup gluten-free plain flour; 3/4 cup rice flour; 3 teaspoon ground ginger; 2 1/2 teaspoon baking powder; 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 1/2 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda; 3/4 cup sour cream; 2 eggs

Gingerbread loaf

Makes 1 Piece

Prep

10M

Cook

1H 10M

Total

1H 20M

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Ingredients

125 gram butter, chopped, plus extra for serving

1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar

1/2 cup treacle or golden syrup

1 1/4 cup gluten-free plain flour

3/4 cup rice flour

3 teaspoon ground ginger

2 1/2 teaspoon baking powder

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/2 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda

3/4 cup sour cream

2 eggs

Method

1.Preheat oven to 150°C. Lightly grease a 10 x 20cm loaf pan and line base and sides with baking paper.

2.In a medium saucepan, combine butter, sugar and treacle. Heat on low, stirring, until dissolved. Allow to cool.

3.Sift flours, ginger, baking powder, cinnamon and soda together into a large bowl. Whisk sour cream and eggs into butter mixture. Fold into dry ingredients until well combined.

4.Pour mixture into pan. Bake for 1 hour, 10 minutes, until cooked when tested with a skewer. Cool in pan for 10 minutes before turning out onto a wire rack to cool completely. Serve sliced with butter.

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