Gingerbread
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INGREDIENTS:
250 g butter 1/2 cup Demerara sugar 1/2 cup treacle
1/2 cup golden syrup 1 cup water 1 cup sultanas
2 teaspoons bicarbonate of soda 2 tablespoons boiling water, extra 2 eggs, lightly beaten
3-1/2 cups plain flour 1 tablespoon ground ginger 2 teaspoons ground allspice
1/2 teaspoon salt



1 Preheat oven to 180 C. Brush a deep, 20 x 30 cm rectangular tin with melted butter or oil, line base and sides with paper; grease paper.
2 Place butter, sugar, treacle, syrup and water in a large ban. Cook over a low heat until butter melts and sugar dissolves, add sultanas and cool slightly. Blend bicarbonate of soda with extra water, add to butter mixture with lightly beaten eggs.
3 Sift flour, ground ginger, allspice and salt into a large bowl. Make a well in the centre and pour in butter mixture, stir until ingredients are just combined and moistened. Spoon into prepared tin and bake for 30 minutes, or until gingerbread is cooked.
4 Serve warm with whipped cream; or cold, dusted with icing sugar; or serve with butter.
5 Hint: Ginger is a favourite spice for cakes in Ireland. Lemon Icing dresses up Gingerbread for special occasions. For a quick and easy Lemon Icing sift one cup of icing sugar into a bowl that is standing in hot water. Add 2 tablespoons of lemon juice and stir until mixture is smooth.

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