Squidgy Pumpkin Ginger Loaf Food

SQUIDGY PUMPKIN & GINGER LOAF

Steps:

• Put the pumpkin or squash in a microwave- proof bowl with a dribble of water. Cover with cling film, pierce with a couple of holes and cook in a microwave on High for 5-10 mins, or until the pumpkin is soft and mashable. Drain off the water and mash until smooth. Put the treacle, syrup, sugar and milk in a pan and heat gently until the sugar has dissolved.
• Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Grease and line a 900g loaf tin with a strip of baking parchment. Sift the flour, bicarb, spices and a pinch of salt into a bowl together. Tip in the diced butter and rub with your fingertips until no big lumps remain.
• Whisk the mash and the egg into the lukewarm syrupy mixture, then stir everything into the dry ingredients. Pour the batter into the prepared tin, scatter with most of the crystallised ginger and bake for 45 mins until a skewer poked into the centre comes out with just moist crumbs attached. Scatter over the remaining sliced ginger to stick, then cool in the tin. This cake tastes delicious once thoroughly cooled and sliced, but even better if wrapped in parchment and foil, and left for a couple of days to mature. Perfect with a cuppa, smeared with some butter.

SPICY PUMPKIN GINGERBREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease two 9x5 inch loaf pans.
• In medium bowl, combine flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt; set aside.
• In a large mixing bowl, combine sugar, oil and eggs; beat until smooth. Add water and beat until well blended. Stir in pumpkin, ginger, cinnamon, allspice, nutmeg and cloves.
• Add flour mixture to pumpkin mixture, stir until blended. Pour into prepared pans.
• Bake in preheated oven for about 1 hour, or until a toothpick comes out clean.

PUMPKIN - GINGERBREAD LOAF

Steps:

• Cream together margarine, sugar, and eggs.
• Combine all dry ingredients and add to creamed mixture alternately with water and pumpkin.
• Beat well.
• Pour into 3 well greased loaf pans.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 55-60 minute or until toothpick comes out clean.

PUMPKIN LOAF

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees and grease 2 loaf pans.
• Mix together well the pumpkin, sugar, oil and eggs.
• Add flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger and raisins, and mix well.
• Pour into loaf pans and bake for 60-65 minutes or until inserted knife comes out clean.

PUMPKIN GINGERBREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease two 9x5 inch loaf pans.
• In a large mixing, combine sugar, oil and eggs; beat until smooth. Add water and beat until well blended. Stir in pumpkin, ginger, allspice cinnamon, and clove.
• In medium bowl, combine flour, soda, salt, and baking powder. Add dry ingredients to pumpkin mixture and blend just until all ingredients are mixed. Divide batter between prepared pans.
• Bake in preheated oven until toothpick comes out clean, about 1 hour.