Recipes
Grasmere gingerbread
Victorian cook Sarah Nelson baked giant gingerbread letters using this spicy recipe to teach local kids the alphabet in 1854
Victorian cook Sarah Nelson baked giant gingerbread letters using this spicy recipe to teach local kids the alphabet in 1854
(189 votes)
Cook: 50 Mins
Serves: 9
Price: 11p per serving
Nutritional Information
Each 59g serving contains
Energy
1163kj
278kcal
1163kj
278kcal
14%
Fat
14.2g
14.2g
High
20%
20%
Saturates
8.9g
8.9g
High
45%
45%
Sugars
14.2g
14.2g
High
16%
16%
Salt
0.35g
0.35g
Med
6%
6%
of your reference intake.
Typical energy values per 100g:
1971kj/471kcal
Typical energy values per 100g:
1971kj/471kcal
Ingredients
250g plain flour
1.5 level tsp ground ginger
½ level tsp baking powder
125g light soft brown sugar
150g lightly salted butter
Method
1
Pre-heat the oven to 180C/160C Fan/Gas 4. Line a small roasting tin, 19cm by 29cm, with baking paper.
2
Sift together the flour, ginger and baking powder. Stir in the sugar.
3
Melt the butter and mix with the dry ingredients - it will be crumbly.
4
Put in the tin in an even layer, pressing it down lightly. Bake for 30 minutes. Mark into squares while warm but don't try to move from the tin until cold.