Triple Ginger Loaf
Ingredients:
1 1/2 cups unbleached all purpose flour
1 teaspoon ground ginger
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon ground cardamom
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
6 tablespoons minced crystallized ginger (about 2 ounces)
1/2 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
1/2 cup packed golden brown sugar
1/3 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup toasted pecans, chopped
2 extra-large eggs
3 Tablespoons grated peeled fresh ginger
1/2 cup buttermilk
1 teaspoon ground ginger
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon ground cardamom
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
6 tablespoons minced crystallized ginger (about 2 ounces)
1/2 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
1/2 cup packed golden brown sugar
1/3 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup toasted pecans, chopped
2 extra-large eggs
3 Tablespoons grated peeled fresh ginger
1/2 cup buttermilk
Directions:
Preheat over to 350°F.
Grease and flour 8 1/2 x 4 1/2 inch loaf pan.
Sift flour, ground spices, salt, and baking soda into medium bowl. Mix in 3 tablespoons crystalized ginger.
Beat butter and both sugars in large bowl until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs, 1 at a time.
Mix in fresh ginger.
Stir in dry ingredients alternately with buttermilk, beginning and ending with dry ingredients.
Transfer to prepared pan.
Sprinkle 3 tablespoons crystalized ginger over batter. Press ginger lightly into batter.
Bake until tester inserted into center comes out clean, about 50 minutes. Cool in pan on rack 10 minutes. Turn out onto rack and cool completely.
Grease and flour 8 1/2 x 4 1/2 inch loaf pan.
Sift flour, ground spices, salt, and baking soda into medium bowl. Mix in 3 tablespoons crystalized ginger.
Beat butter and both sugars in large bowl until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs, 1 at a time.
Mix in fresh ginger.
Stir in dry ingredients alternately with buttermilk, beginning and ending with dry ingredients.
Transfer to prepared pan.
Sprinkle 3 tablespoons crystalized ginger over batter. Press ginger lightly into batter.
Bake until tester inserted into center comes out clean, about 50 minutes. Cool in pan on rack 10 minutes. Turn out onto rack and cool completely.
Notes:
Don't buy buttermilk, make it. Add two Tablespoons of apple cider vinegar to a cup of milk. Stir and let it sit for a few minutes. Better flavor, healthier for you. Best of all, you can use lower-fat milk, lactose-free, or your favorite variety.
I use Ceylon cinnamon (a.k.a. "true cinnamon") instead of the more common cassia cinnamon most people are familiar with. Ceylon has a smoother, richer flavor, where cassia has stronger, even harsher, overtones. My favorite spice supplier sells a big 6 oz. package on Amazon.
This loaf is awesome straight out of the oven, but give it a day or so for the gingers to meld their flavors and *chef's kiss*
Keep it covered to retain moisture.
If you want to put a little sweet glaze on top, stir a couple tablespoons of Grand Marnier into a cup of confectioner's sugar unti you get the consistency you need.
Do not, under any circumstances, make a cream cheese frosting with confectioner's sugar, softened cream cheese and Grand Marnier, and then smear it all over every bite. It's unseemly and people could get hurt.
Okay, so your diet doesn't have room in it for sweets? Too bad. This one is not overly sweet and totally worth a cheat day.
I use Ceylon cinnamon (a.k.a. "true cinnamon") instead of the more common cassia cinnamon most people are familiar with. Ceylon has a smoother, richer flavor, where cassia has stronger, even harsher, overtones. My favorite spice supplier sells a big 6 oz. package on Amazon.
This loaf is awesome straight out of the oven, but give it a day or so for the gingers to meld their flavors and *chef's kiss*
Keep it covered to retain moisture.
If you want to put a little sweet glaze on top, stir a couple tablespoons of Grand Marnier into a cup of confectioner's sugar unti you get the consistency you need.
Do not, under any circumstances, make a cream cheese frosting with confectioner's sugar, softened cream cheese and Grand Marnier, and then smear it all over every bite. It's unseemly and people could get hurt.
Okay, so your diet doesn't have room in it for sweets? Too bad. This one is not overly sweet and totally worth a cheat day.