Spiced Ginger Loaf

Name: Spiced Ginger Loaf
Ingredients: 6 tbsp milk or soya milk; 6 tbsp milk or soya milk; 4 oz / 110 g butter, lard or vegetable shortening; 4 oz / 110 g butter, lard or vegetable shortening; 8 oz / 230 g treacle or golden syrup; 8 oz / 230 g treacle or golden syrup; 1 egg, lightly beaten; 1 tbsp chopped preserved ginger or crystallized ginger; 1 tbsp chopped preserved ginger or crystallized ginger; 4 oz / 110 g butter, lard or vegetable shortening; ½ tsp ground allspice or mixed spice; ½ tsp ground allspice or mixed spice; ½ tsp ground mace; 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda; 6 oz / 170 g light muscovado or demerara sugar; 6 oz / 170 g light muscovado or demerara sugar; 1 tsp ground ginger; freshly grated nutmeg; 4 oz / 110 g rolled oats, or fine to medium oatmeal; 4 oz / 110 g rolled oats, or fine to medium oatmeal; 6 oz / 170 g wholemeal flour; 6 oz / 170 g plain unbleached flour

Preparation info

Makes a
2 lb

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Times Cookbook

By Frances Bissell

Published 1995

About

Ingredients

6 oz / 170 g plain unbleached flour
6 oz / 170

Baking
Dessert
Vegetarian

Method

Stir together the dry ingredients in a bowl. Warm the treacle or syrup and fat together until just melted, and stir into the dry ingredients. Add the chopped ginger, egg and milk. Spoon into a 2 lb / 900 g