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President (Helen)Taft's Gingerbread

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  • Servings: 25
  • Prep: 60m
  • Cook: 3h
  • The following recipe serves 25 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • Dry
  • 2 1/2 pounds flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 2 ounces ground ginger
  • 3/4 pound orange peel, minced, (zest)
  • Wet
  • 2 pounds golden syrup (treacle)
  • 1 pound butter
  • 8 ounces brown sugar
  • 6 egg yolks
  • Fold
  • 6 egg whites, beaten stiff
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

  • Step 2: Whisk dry ingredients together in a huge mixing bowl.

  • Step 3: It didn't have salt in ingredients but guarantee it was there.

  • Step 4: In another bowl, cream butter and sugar and add egg yolks one at a time.

  • Step 5: Add treacle or Golden syrup.

  • Step 6: Beat.

  • Step 7: Add dry mixture and mix until combined.

  • Step 8: Fold in egg whites.

  • Step 9: They had to have had large pan that she greased and floured.

  • Step 10: She says to bake in a moderate oven for 3 hours; if you are using smaller pans adjust baking time.


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