Crystallized Ginger Gingerbread

14 ingredients
7 steps

Ingredients

  • Dry ingredients
  • 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 2 teaspoons ground ginger
  • 1/2 - 2/3 cup minced crystallized ginger
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
  • 1/4 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
  • Wet ingredients
  • 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, soft (but not melted)
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup molasses
  • 2 eggs, at room temperature
  • 1/2 cup plain nonfat yogurt (or buttermilk)

Directions

  1. 1
    Preheat oven to 350°F Line a 9 x 4 inch loaf pan with parchment paper.
  2. 2
    In a bowl, combine the dry ingredients (flour, baking soda, crystallized ginger, ground ginger, cinnamon, allspice and nutmeg).
  3. 3
    In another bowl, beat butter and granulated sugar until fluffy, then stir in molasses. Add eggs one at a time, beating continuously.
  4. 4
    Stir the flour mixture into the butter mixture in 3 additions, alternating with the yogurt/buttermilk and beginning and ending with the flour; mix until smooth.
  5. 5
    Pour the batter into the pan and spread until even and sprinkle with raw sugar.
  6. 6
    Bake 50 minutes or just until the gingerbread is golden and springy to the touch, and a toothpick comes out clean.
  7. 7
    Let the loaf stand for a few minutes, then turn the loaf out and carefully peel off the parchment paper. Serve warm, or later!

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