Gran’s Ginger Bread

Of all Rom’s recipes, this is the one that I was most “deflated” to learn was from the Manawatu Evening Standard. I imagined, not unreasonably, that “Gran’s Ginger Bread” would be just that. Handed down across the generations from time immemorial. But no, my illusions were shattered when, at the tender age of 45, I first laid eyes on the recipe.

Gran's Ginger Bread

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Servings	Prep Time
1 loaf	10 minutes

Cook Time

1 hour

Servings Prep Time 1 loaf 10 minutes

Cook Time 1 hour

Gran's Ginger Bread Votes: 0 Rating: 0 You: Rate this recipe! Servings Prep Time 1 loaf 10 minutes Cook Time 1 hour Servings Prep Time 1 loaf 10 minutes Cook Time 1 hour

Ingredients

• 3 cups Wheat Flour
• 1 cup Sugar
• .75 cup Golden Syrup
• .5 lb Butter
• 2 tsp Ginger  Ground
• 1 tsp Cinnamon Ground
• 2 tsp Bicarbonate of Soda
• 1 cup milk

Servings: loaf

Units:MetricImperial

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 180 c.
2. Sift flour into a large bowl.
3. Melt sugar, butter, golden syrup and spice in a saucepan.
4. Warm until all thoroughly melted, then stir in milk in which bicarbonate of soda has been dissolved. Stir.
5. Make a well in the dry ingredients and gradually add contents of the saucepan, beating well until batter is smooth and creamy.
6. Bake in a meat tin lined with baking paper, in a moderate oven (180 c) for one hour.

Recipe Notes

Try serving this warm from the oven with vanilla ice cream.

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