Sunday 11 November 2012

gingerbread weather









Weekend came and so did gingerbread weather, cornflake leaves and icing sugar frost. Warm cooking smells of treacle and spices, Jerk Chicken, Rice and  Peas.

Watching small furry thief in next doors' garden steal bird nuts for  his winter store...Then began our preparations... 
  • Stocked the larder with 3kg honey and 5 of pizza flour.
  • Bought fabric to line quilt, half-made years ago. 
  • Learned how to wrap and turn a sock.
  • Planted Amaryllis bulb for Christmas day.
  • ...and listened to this...

To make Mary Berry's Ginger and Treacle Tray Bake you will need:

225 softened butter
175g light Muscovado sugar
200g black treacle
300g self raising flour
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp ground mixed spice
1 level tsp ground allspice
4 large eggs
4 tbsp milk
3 bulbs of stem ginger from a jar finely chopped

Preheat the oven to 180c, place all the ingredients in a large bowl and mix for a couple of minutes until combined and then place in a lined baking pan. Bake for about 35-40 minutes.  

...scrumptious...shades of treacle toffee and childhood bonfire parties... 

I'm sharing with Amanda at the Habit of Being...coming over too?

...deb

20 comments:

  1. how funny----I had out the molasses this weekend for a gingerbread/blueberry cake I love, and never got around to it....it's slated for early this week!!!! Nothing better than the smell of gingerbread in the fall!!!! I need to get some amaryllis planted, too! Thanks for the reminder!

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    1. I love the smell of gingerbread and this recipe is so easy to make and so moist it's delicious steph. I never considered your ginger/blueberry combination I must have a try some time.

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  2. Mmm, gingerbread! That will be on my to make list, thanks to this post. Yay for sock skills!!!

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    1. I really recommend the recipe Tracey it's too easy...

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  3. I haven't made gingerbread in years, and now, as soon as the weather cools again I am going to have to bake your recipe, oh my!
    Hooray for sock knitting, it's fun isn't it?
    I want to learn to knit Fair Isle and plan on teaching myself during the
    holiday's. Now to just finish all the gift giving knitting I have decided to do.

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    1. I know I hadn't made it for ages either and then around bonfire night I just remembered how mum would make gingerbread and treacle toffee and sausages baked on a bonfire and baked potatoes too...then I had to make some as well.

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  4. All your baked goodies look delicious. Gingerbread is on of our favorite cold weather treats. Yum! Beautiful cake stand, by the way.

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    1. Thank you Angela. The cake stand was my grandmothers so it's very valuable to me...I'm scared of breaking it but love to use it for all the happy memories it brings back.

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  5. man that looks and sounds good. the husband would love that one.

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  6. Gingerbread and treacle... mmmmmm. Thanks for the recipe!

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  7. pretty sure i just gained 5 lbs looking at all this yumminess!

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    1. He he...No more treacle and butte for a bit...I'm off to make a carrot cake with olive oil.

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  8. I have a huge thing for the flavour of treacle and molasses right now. it's my healthy sweet fix. what I wouldn't give for some gingerbread right now. the weather is getting chillier, but the sun is shining and makign everything golden and i wish I could be outside enjoying that, or cookign up a storm in the kitchen. alas, will focus on my dissertation right now .. argh why am I even reading blogs :( (sorry couldnt resist when I saw the title)

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    1. I'm so glad you've finished it at last Shu Han. It's amazing how when you have to do something everything else seems so much more fun.

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  9. Oh my, Debby! I'm loving the sounds and look of this ... now I'm very much wishing I could indulge in this tonight. It's actually quite cool in my part of the world (given that it's the height of summer, I'm much gladdened by this state of affairs).

    PS. Apologies for being so slack in visiting you here (again). xx

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    1. I must apologise too Tracey..I'm popping over for a read now. Hope the weather is still as you like it.
      Deb

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  10. I haven't had breakfast yet and now my tummy is rumbling. Adding the gingerbread to our "winter" baking list.

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  11. oh sorry...this recipe is so easy to make Heather I definitley advise giving it a go.
    deb

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