Ginger and Lemon Loaf

Name: Ginger and Lemon Loaf
Ingredients: 360 g cake flour; 275 g caster sugar; 10 ml baking powder; 10 ml ground ginger; 3 ml salt; 2 lemons, rind and juice; 75 ml butter; 200 ml skim milk; 1 egg, whisked; 10 ml vanilla essence; 175 ml applesauce; 1 lemon, thinly sliced (optional)

12 ingredients

9 steps

Ingredients

360 g cake flour
275 g caster sugar
10 ml baking powder
10 ml ground ginger
3 ml salt
2 lemons, rind and juice
75 ml butter
200 ml skim milk
1 egg, whisked
10 ml vanilla essence
175 ml applesauce
1 lemon, thinly sliced (optional)

Directions

1

Preheat the oven to 180 degrees C and spray a medium-sized loaf pan with non-stick spray.
2

Sift the cake flour, sugar, baking powder, ginger and salt together in a large bowl.
3

Stir in the rind.
4

Dice the butter and rub into the flour mixture until it resembles fine breadcrumbs.
5

Beat the milk, egg, vanilla essence, lemon juice and apple sauce together and add to the flour mixture.
6

Mix until smooth and turn the batter into the loaf pan.
7

Arrange the lemon slices on top and bake for about 1 1/4 hours or until a skewer inserted comes out clean.
8

(Cover the loaf with aluminium foil after an hour to prevent the top and lemon slices from burning.)
9

Cool in the pan for about 10 minutes before turning out.