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Grasmere Gingerbread (style)
17 ingredients
Makes 12 slices
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Many years ago, a special kind of gingerbread was created in Grasmere. The recipe is a well guarded secret. This Mk2 is an attempt to emulate it (inspired by Jamie Oliver's 'Ultimate Gingerbread').
Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
951
Calories
22g
Protein
24g
Fat
161g
Carbs
Counts 9 of 12 ingredients — the other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume — 9 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Flour | 1 cup (125g) all-purpose | 455 |
| Biscuit | 1 medium (45g) | 166 |
| Oat | 1/2 cup dry (40g) | 154 |
| Butter | 1 tbsp (14g) | 102 |
| Sugar | 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated | 49 |
| Nutmeg | 1 tsp ground (2.2g) | 12 |
| Black Pepper | 1 tsp ground (2.3g) | 6 |
| Allspice | 1 tsp ground (1.9g) | 5 |
| Ginger | 1 tsp grated fresh (2g) | 2 |
| Coffee | not in our table | 0 |
| Toffee | not in our table | 0 |
| Syrup | not in our table | 0 |
Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.
Ingredients
- First mix:
- 95g Shortbread
- 95g Oatcake biscuits
- 30g Brown sugar (light soft)
- 4ml Ground Ginger
- Second mix:
- 1/2 tsp Ground Ginger
- 1/8 tsp Allspice (Jamaican pepper)
- 1/8 tsp Ground Nutmeg
- 40g Mixed Peel
- 35g Crystallised Ginger (chopped small)
- 40g Oat flour (porridge oats put through a coffee grinder)
- "Toffee mix":
- 55g Golden syrup
- 30g Treacle
- 70g Brown sugar (light soft)
- 55g Butter
Directions
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By bbcgoodfood ·
Recipe sourced from
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