Fionas Mums Black Gingerbread Recipe

Fionas Mums Black Gingerbread

From sitbynellie 14 years ago

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55 minutes to make
Serves 6

Another recipe kindly given to me by a friend, this time my Art School pal Fiona's mum. She baked hers in a gigantic ancient Aga stove. The Aga compartment temperature has been converted for regular stoves.

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- 8 oz. margarine
- 8 oz. soft dark brown sugar
- 8 oz. treacle
- 8 oz. plain flour, sifted together with:
- 1 heaped teaspoon ground ginger,
- 1 heaped teaspoon ground mixed spice, and
- Half a teaspoon of baking soda
- 2 eggs, beaten
- About 3/4 cup of boiling water
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Ingredients

8 oz. margarine shopping list
8 oz. soft dark brown sugar shopping list
8 oz. treacle shopping list
8 oz. plain flour, sifted together with: shopping list
1 heaped teaspoon ground ginger, shopping list
1 heaped teaspoon ground mixed spice, and shopping list
Half a teaspoon of baking soda shopping list
2 eggs, beaten shopping list
About 3/4 cup of boiling water shopping list

How to make it

Preheat the oven to Gas Mark 3 160C/325F.
In a pan, melt together the margarine, sugar and treacle. See Photo
Add the flour, ginger, mixed spice and baking soda. Mix all together. See Photo
Add the eggs and the boiling water. Mix in.
Put in a greased loaf tin lined with greased baking paper, and bake for 55 minutes. See Photo

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2.Treacle! Close

3. Sugar & fat in the pan Close

4. Sift dry ingredients Close

5. Add everything together Close

6. Prepared loaf tin Close

7. Ready for the oven Close

8. Just out Close

9. Yummmmm Close

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" It was excellent "
pointsevenout ate it and said...
Mother tested and approved.
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chuckieb 11 years ago
Wow! Looks like a beauty! :)
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" It was excellent "
gourmetana ate it and said...
Very very very good Susan! Thank you for this great recipe.
Will have another slice with a cup of tea right now.
Black Gingerbread By Sitbynellie
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" It was excellent "
gullion ate it and said...
Brilliant recipe Susan. It's absolutely brilliant. You know you've got my 5 forks.
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" It was excellent "
lor ate it and said...
I had "Black Gingerbread" as a child and I have prepared it for my own family. Lovely memory nudge. Thanks Susan for sharing ;)
HIGH 5!!!
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" It was excellent "
midgelet ate it and said...
lovely recipe,!

I love gingerbread!
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lovebreezy 14 years ago
Thank you for the detailed pics AND the mention of the cool website WhatAmIEating -- that will sure come in handy.
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sitbynellie 14 years ago
hi conner, can I get back to you on this? I just posted an answer to your query but the site logged me out and it hasn't appeared. Suffice it to say I don't think it is blackstrap (there are apparently three different grades of molasses which I didn't know!) I will try to find out more and get back to you tomorrow!

Night night
Susan
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conner909 14 years ago
I love gingerbread...why is it called Black Gingerbread...do you use blackstrap molasses?
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sitbynellie 14 years ago
Hi juels,
Treacle in the UK is Molasses in the US!
source of info:
www.whatamieating.com
(excellent site for international food translation!!)
Cheers
Susan
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" It was excellent "
juels ate it and said...
Love gingerbread, and this one sounds really good! What is treacle, if you please? I am not familiar with this word.
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crabhappychick 14 years ago
Thanks for the farenheit directions. We yanks (at least THIS one!) don't do too well with those intricate calculations to convert centigrade. Sounds delish!
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" It was excellent "
brianna ate it and said...
I love Gingerbread & will be trying this out very soon. Thanks & 5 forks
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modelsmom 14 years ago
Susan! How could you? We were getting along so well! You're *trying* to wreck my diet, aren't you? Seriously, this sounds wonderful. And easy, so this should rate a 6 or 7, as far as I'm concerned. - Malory
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lovebreezy 14 years ago
I'm gonna have to see a photo of this -- I'm confused.
If any does post a photo will you please pm me?
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Reviewed by 8 people

I love Gingerbread & will be trying this out very soon. Thanks & 5 forks

brianna in loved it
Love gingerbread, and this one sounds really good! What is treacle, if you please? I am not familiar with this word.

juels in Clayton loved it
lovely recipe,!

I love gingerbread!

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