Grasmere Gingerbread

Preparation info
  • Makes:

    16

    pieces
    • Difficulty

      Easy

    • Ready in

      30 min

Appears in
Cakes

By Geraldene Holt

Published 2011

  • About

A traditional recipe from the Lake District for a gingerbread whose crumbly texture is akin to Scottish shortbread.

Ingredients

  • 120 g / 4 oz plain flour
  • 120 g / 4

Method

Sift the flour, sugar, baking powder and ground ginger into a mixing bowl. Stir in the chopped ginger, oatmeal and grated citrus zest. Pour in the melted butter and quickly mix with a knife until slightly bound together but still crumbly. Turn the mixture into the prepared cake tin, smooth level with the back of a sp