Gingerbread | James Beard Foundation

Gingerbread | James Beard Foundation

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"Gingerbread—not the dense confection often shaped into “men” or frosting-trimmed little houses, but rather a moist, sweet cake—has been popular in Ireland since the seventeenth century....

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Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup butter, plus more for greasing the pan
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup Lyle’s Golden Syrup or dark corn syrup
  • 1/2 cup black treacle or molasses
  • 1/4 cup preserved (candied) ginger, minced
  • 1/2 cup sultanas (golden raisins)
  • 1 egg, beaten
  • 1/2 cup warm milk
  • 2 1/2 cups white flour
  • 1 tablespoon ground ginger
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • Whipped cream or powdered sugar for serving

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