Gingerbread Loaf
A tasty old Fashioned gingerbread loaf recipe with a sweet buttermilk glaze. A spiced cake recipe made in a loaf pan.
Equipment
- 2 Loaf Pans
Ingredients
- 1 egg
- ½ cup butter softened
- ½ cup sugar
- 1 cup molasses light unsulfured, or blackstrap
- ¾ cup hot water
- 2 ⅓ cup all purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 ¼ teaspoon ground ginger
- ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- ½ teaspoon table salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ¼ teaspoon ground clove
Buttermilk Glaze
- 1 cup white granulated sugar
- ½ cup butter
- ½ cup evaporated milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 325 degree
- Grease and flour two 9x5 loaf pans and set aside. Or cover with parchment paper.
- In a large mixing bowl, mix together the butter, sugar, molasses, water, and egg with an electric hand mixer.
- Add the dry ingredients and spices and mix until a dark batter is created. Mix for 3 minutes, scrape the bowl occasionally to ensure everything is well mixed. Pour batter into prepared pans.
- Bake for 45-50 minutes, until toothpick inserted comes out clean.
Buttermilk Glaze
- In a medium saucepan, heat sugar, butter, evaporated milk and vanilla over medium heat. Stir constantly so the ingredients don't scorch. Bring the mixture to a boil and remove from heat.
- Serve over individual slices of gingerbread loaf.
Notes
- This is an extra sticky batter so I like to line the pan with parchment paper. You can grease and flour the pan as well.
- This is a delicious butter-tasting syrup. We often have used leftovers over pancakes or Eggnog French Toast.
- Don't pull the bread out too early or it's more likely to collapse.
- Make sure to make two loaves.
- Add the buttermilk glaze as you serve. If you put it on too early it will ruin the bread.
Nutrition
Serving: 1sliceCalories: 628kcalCarbohydrates: 99gProtein: 6gFat: 24gSaturated Fat: 15gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 6gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 82mgSodium: 509mgPotassium: 730mgFiber: 1gSugar: 71gVitamin A: 804IUVitamin C: 0.2mgCalcium: 153mgIron: 4mg
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