Gingerbread Loaf for Mum

Today I made a Gingerbread Loaf. The recipe came from a book called Tanya Bakes by Tanya Burr. I borrowed the book from Clowne Library. Here is a photo of my Gingerbread Loaf:

Here is the recipe if you want to bake it too!!

GINGERBREAD LOAF - serves 6-8

Prep time: 15 mins
Cooking time: 30 mins

You will need a 22cm loaf tin

Ingredients:
100g butter
100g golden syrup
150g self-raising flour
3 teaspoons ground ginger 
150g caster sugar
1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
150ml milk
1 large egg

1. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius / 350 degrees Fahrenheit / Gas Mark 4. Line the loaf tin with greaseproof paper.

2. Melt the butter and golden syrup together in a pan and set aside.

3. Mix together the flour, ground ginger, sugar and bicarbonate of soda in a bowl, then slowly whisk in the milk and egg followed by the syrup mixture to form a smooth batter.

4. Pour into the loaf tin and bake for 30-35 minutes, until golden and a skewer poked into the centre of the loaf comes out clean. Leave to cool completely.

Thank you for reading my blog post

Molly