Ashbourne Gingerbread Recipe at MyDish

Ashbourne Gingerbread

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Method

  • Set oven to 350/F or Mark 4. Sieve the flour, salt and ginger together. Cream the syrup, margarine and sugar in a bowl, then stir in the dry ingredients. Knead the mixture on a floured surface to form a smooth dough. Form into a sausage shape, press into an oblong and cut into slices. Bake the slices in a greased tin until golden brown; approximately 30 minutes.
  • Allow to cool slightly before removing from the tin. Some local recipes add
  • a little grated root ginger and or a level teaspoon of mixed spice

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    Ingredients

    • 4 oz Soft brown sugar
    • 8 oz Self-raising flour
    • 4 oz Margarine
    • Pinch Salt
    • 2 teaspoons Ground ginger
    • 1 level tablespoon Golden Syrup

    By Views 4180  Added Tue Jul 10 2007


    Can be rolled flatter and formed into Gingerbread Men but for this recipe the mixture is baked as slices.

     

    Local legend states that traditional Ashbourne Gingerbread is made from a recipe that was acquired from French prisoners of war who were kept in the town during the Napoleonic Wars. The recipe has been passed down through the generations. Gingerbre Read More

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