Do you want to learn how to make a wonderful gingerbread? Discover the traditional recipe for this delicious Christmas sweet, very easy to make at home. Do you dare and make it today?
Christmas is coming and it is time to think about the dishes that are going to be served at family lunches and dinners. There is a large selection of recipes that are very easy to make and delicious, such as gingerbread. A great option to serve as a dessert accompanied by a coffee or an infusion.
The gingerbread recipe requires a lot of ingredients, but it is not at all complicated to make. You can even ask the children of the house to help prepare this recipe and thus turn the preparation into a fun family activity.
And, in addition, it becomes a wonderful dessert for the Christmas after-dinner, after a lunch or dinner accompanied by our dearest family or friends. In fact, it stands out for being a wonderful option for lovers of aromatic sweets, since ginger and cinnamon give it a simply excellent aroma.
Step by Step gingerbread recipe
Ingredients:
- ½ cup of flour
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1 pinch of salt
- ½ teaspoon cinnamon
- 2 tablespoons ginger powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ⅔ cup molasses
- 3/$ mug of dark beer
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 2 large eggs
- ⅓ cup vegetable oil
- 1 tablespoon grated fresh ginger
Step by step recipe to make gingerbread:
- In a large glass bowl, mix the flour, ginger powder, baking powder, salt and cinnamon. Mix all the ingredients very well until they are integrated with each other.
- A saucepan is put on the fire and the beer is heated over medium heat. Occasionally stir until it boils.
- Once it reaches its boiling point, remove it from the heat and add the baking soda. It should be done little by little until a foamy mixture is achieved. Add the brown sugar and mix the ingredients until dissolved.
- In another large glass bowl, beat the eggs and, once they are ready, add the vegetable oil and grated ginger. All the ingredients are mixed until a paste with a uniform consistency is achieved. Then, slowly add the beer heated over medium heat in the saucepan.
- Then the first mixture based on powdered ginger, salt and cinnamon is added. All the ingredients must be very well mixed.
- Grease a large mold and pour the preparation little by little into it.
- Place the mold in the oven, which must be preheated to 180º and bake for 40 minutes.
Gingerbread and Christmas
There is a very close and very beautiful relationship between ginger and Christmas. When this time approaches, establishments around the world begin to sell cookies and gingerbread.
Well, its origin is in northern Europe and dates back to the 10th century. Everything seems to indicate that it was the monk of Armenian origin, Gregory of Nicopolis, who was the first to prepare this dessert in all of history.
According to legend, this monk moved from Greece to France in the year 992, taking his Christmas recipe with him. Thus, gingerbread became a very popular dessert during the Christmas holidays.
In its early days, only specialized bakers baked gingerbread. This dessert could only be found in special stores and Christmas markets; gingerbread took all possible forms: hearts, trumpets, swords…
Little by little this type of bread took on an increasingly decorative nuance, beginning to be painted with different colors and even decorated with golden leaves. It is said that gingerbread was also used as a talisman in battle for a time.
As for gingerbread houses, the tradition has its origin in Germany at the beginning of the 19th century. Everything indicates that the first houses were inspired by the story “Hansel and Gretel”.
Currently, cookies and gingerbread are consumed around the world during Christmas. Its popularity has been increasing and today it is one of the best-known Christmas desserts globally.
