| GINGERBREAD INGREDIENTS: 2 large eggs 10 oz black treacle OR A 10oz mix of golden syrup and treacle 3 oz brown sugar 3 oz margarine 8 oz self-raising flour 1-teaspoon ground ginger ½ teaspoon ground cloves ¼ teaspoon ground mace grated rind of 1 lemon Set the oven to heat at 350 deg F or gas mark 3. Heat the margarine in the pan until just melted ~ but not too hot and do not burn. Whisk the eggs until they are frothy ~ keep whisking whilst you add the treacle (slowly), followed by the sugar and finally the margarine. Fold in the sifted flour together with the spices and the lemon rind. Grease a baking tin (two inches deep, 9 by 7 inches square) and line the base of the tin with baking parchment. Pour the mix into the tin and bake for approximately 40 minutes. Cool on a wire rack. |