Gingerbead Loaf with Orange Icing
Gingerbead Loaf with Orange Icing

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Add a little more orange juice if necessary to achieve a drizzle consistency. Drizzle the glaze over the cooled loaf then scatter with remaining chopped crystallised ginger and shredded orange zest. This Gingerbread Loaf is a spiced ginger loaf topped with cream cheese icing and makes a perfect treat for Christmas entertaining and gift giving. I want to talk a bit about this gingerbread loaf, which gave me a hard time until I got it just right.

To begin with this recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can cook gingerbead loaf with orange icing using 16 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Gingerbead Loaf with Orange Icing:
  1. Take 2 cups all purpose flour
  2. Make ready 1 tsp. baking soda
  3. Take 1 1/2 tsp. ground ginger
  4. Take 1 1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon
  5. Prepare 1/4 tsp. ground cloves
  6. Get 1/4 tsp. salt
  7. Take 1/8 tsp. black pepper
  8. Get 3/4 cup unsulphured or dark molasses
  9. Prepare 3/4 cup hot water
  10. Get 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened to room temperature
  11. Make ready 1/3 cup brown sugar (light or dark fine)
  12. Get 1 large egg, at room temperature
  13. Prepare 1 tsp. vanilla extract
  14. Make ready Orange Icing :
  15. Prepare 1 cup confectioners' sugar, sifted
  16. Make ready 2-3 tbsp. orange juice

This orange gingerbread loaf has all the flavours of Chistmas but only take minutes to mix together. To make gingerbread, in a large bowl, combine the brown sugar, molasses, boiling water and butter. Blend by hand or electric mixer set on low. re sift the flour with the cinnamon, ginger and cloves. Add the candied ginger and mix well without incorporating too many.

Steps to make Gingerbead Loaf with Orange Icing:
  1. Adjust your oven rack to the lower third position and preheat the oven to 350 F. Grease a 9x5" loaf pan and set aside.
  2. In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, ginger, cinnamon, cloves, salt and pepper. Set aside.
  3. In a small bowl, whisk the molasses and hot water together. Set aside.
  4. In a large bowl, using a hand held mixer (or stand mixer with paddle attachment), beat the butter on high speed until it is smooth and creamy…about 1 minute. Add the brown sugar and beat until they are creamed together, about 1 minute more. Beat in the egg and vanilla until combined.
  5. With the mixer on low speed, start to add the dry ingredients. Alternate between adding the dry and adding the hot water and molasses mixture. Mix until just incorporated. Batter will be very thin. Avoid overmixing.
  6. Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake around 50-60 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out mostly clean, with just a few moist crumbs.
  7. Place the pan on a wire rack and allow the loaf to cool completely in the pan, before removing and icing.
  8. To make the icing : Simply whisk together the sifted confectioners' sugar and the orange juice. Once the loaf is completely cooled, drizzle the icing over the top of the loaf.
  9. Store covered in the fridge for up to 5 days. If not frosting, then it can be stored at room temperature.
  10. This recipe can also be made into muffins. Fill greased or lined muffin tins up 2/3 of the way with the batter. Bake for 20-22 minutes, until toothpick comes out mostly clean with just a few moist crumbs. Cool completely before drizzling the glaze over them.

Blend by hand or electric mixer set on low. re sift the flour with the cinnamon, ginger and cloves. Add the candied ginger and mix well without incorporating too many. This gingerbread loaf comes out perfect every time and so easy. Everyone enjoyed this gingerbread loaf and it was very simple to make. These recipes are so easy to make.

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