Ye Ole Gingerbread

Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 60 min
Servings: 8
Yield: 8 servings

Description

This never-fail, moist ye olde gingerbread loaf recipe is bursting with warm, aromatic spices that fill your kitchen with an irresistible fragrance.

Ingredients

1 cup milk
1 cup white sugar
6 ounces butter
3 tablespoons golden syrup
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon ground ginger
1 teaspoon ground allspice
1 teaspoon baking soda

Directions

1 Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour an 8x4-inch loaf pan.
2 Combine milk, sugar, butter, and golden syrup in a small saucepan; bring to a boil, then remove from heat, and set aside.
3 Sift flour, ginger, allspice, and baking soda into a large bowl; stir in milk mixture until just blended. Pour batter into the prepared pan.
4 Place in the preheated oven; reduce the oven temperature to 325 degrees F (160 degrees C). Bake until top springs back when lightly pressed, about 1 hour.