Strangely enough, many old recipes for Welsh gingerbread don’t include any ginger. It seems to have been a general name for cakes sold at festivals and fairs. I’ve added ginger here, but you could leave it out if you like. It’s kidology – the black treacle adds lots of flavour and tricks you into thinking the cake contains ginger. It’s worth buying the large pieces of candied peel that you cut yourself for this. They have much more flavour than ready-chopped candied peel and it really makes a difference to the end result. Makes 12 squares INGREDIENTS 350g self-raising flour 3 tsp ground ginger (optional) 100g unsalted butter, diced 150g demerara sugar 50g mixed candied peel, chopped 50g black treacle 80g honey 150ml milk METHOD 1.Heat the oven to 170°C/Gas 3. Grease and line a 27x 20cms baking tin (or tin with similar dimensions). 2. Sift the flour into a large bowl with the ginger, if using. Add the butter and rub it in with your fingertips until the mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs. Stir in the sugar and candied peel. 3. Put the treacle, honey and milk in a saucepan and heat gently, stirring, until the treacle and honey have melted into the milk. Pour onto the dry ingredients and mix thoroughly. 4.Pour the mixture into the prepared baking tin and bake for 30–40 minutes, until a skewer inserted in the centre comes out clean. 5. Leave to cool completely, then cut into squares. Store in an airtight tin. The gingerbread will mature and become stickier with keeping. A home set worth Homeware specialist Collectables are giving away a home set worth £500 to one lucky reader! Located in Yellow Mall and Green Mall, Collectables sell everything from kitchenware to candles, including the largest selection of Yankee Candle and WoodWick candles in the North East. The prize includes a Morphy Richards Accent stand mixer and hand blender, Taylor Eye Pride knife block and 2 piece carving set, Yankee hamper of candles and a pan set, worth a total of £500! For your chance to win simply turn to page 65 and answer the following question. Q. Name the brand of mixer you can win from Collectables. WELSHGINGERBREAD IT’S KIDOLOGY, THE BLACK TREACLE ADDS LOTS OF FLAVOUR AND TRICKS YOU INTO THINKING THE CAKE CONTAINS GINGER. W!N intu.co.uk/metrocentre intu 59
intu Metro Magazine Winter 2014
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