Gingerbread

Here is a gingerbread recipe from our “10-4” book, not only comforting, but very tasty. Following the theme “make it and take it, wherever the day takes you” , this recipe is very quick and simple to run! Here is a beautiful way to start your day. You can also consume a portion of the bread as a snack without the sides!

Servings: 12 portions

Preparation time: 10 minutes

Cooking time: 60 minutes

Ingredients

• ¼ cup (60 ml) olive oil
• 1 eggs
• ½ cup (125 ml) brown sugar
• 2 cup whole wheat flour
• 1 tbsp. (15 ml) ground flaxseed
• 1 ½ tsp. (7 ml) baking powder
• 1 tsp. (5ml) ground cinnamon
• ½ tsp. (2 ml) ground cloves
• 1 tsp. (5 ml) ground or crystallized ginger
• 1 pinch of salt
• ¼ cup (60 ml) molasses
• ¼ cup (60 ml) honey
• 1 cup (250 ml) hot water

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
2. In a large bowl, mix the oil, egg, and sugar. Set aside.
3. In another bowl, mix the flour, ground flaxseed, baking powder, cinnamon, cloves, ginger, and salt. Set aside.
4. In a third bowl, mix the molasses, honey, and water.
5. Alternating, add the flour mixture and the liquid mixture to the egg mixture. Transfer the dough to a liquid oiled bread pan and bake for about 1 hour.

Serve 1 portion with ¾ cup (175 ml) of 0% vanilla Greek yogurt and ¾ cup (175 ml) of fresh blueberries for breakfast.

Nutritional values per serving (without accompaniment): 221 calories | 41g carbs | 3g proteins | 5g fat

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