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Grasmere Gingerbread
A dense, chewy-crisp spiced gingerbread pressed into bars and baked until deeply golden, a Lake District specialty that is closer to a spiced shortbread than a soft cake.
Total time
33 min
Prep
15 min
Cook
18 min
Difficulty
easy
Cuisine
British
vegetarian
Ingredients
225gplain flour
1 tspbaking powder
1/2 tspbicarbonate of soda
1 tspground ginger
1/2 tspmixed spice
50gcaster sugar
50gdemerara sugar
125gcold butter, cubed
Instructions
1
Mix flour, baking powder, bicarb, spices and both sugars.
2
Rub in cold butter until the mixture resembles rough crumbs.
3
Press firmly into a lined 20x30cm tin — no more than 1cm thick.
4
Bake at 190°C for 15-18 minutes until golden.
5
Mark into bars while warm. Cool completely before breaking.
Nutrition (estimated)
Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.
Calories
480
Protein
6.1g
Fat
25.9g
Carbs
56.2g
Fiber
1.6g
Sodium
291mg
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