Ingredients
Gingerbread
- Cooking spray
- 1 ¼ cups plus 1 teaspoon all-purpose flour, divided
- 1 cup whole wheat flour
- 2 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon ground cloves
- ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ cup unsalted butter, softened
- ½ cup brown sugar
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 egg
- ¾ cup molasses
- ¾ cup water
- 2 Tablespoons crystallized ginger, roughly chopped
Lemon-Vanilla Glaze
- 1 cup confectioners sugar
- 1/4 cup unsweetened plant-based milk
- 1 Tablespoon lemon juice
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 325F. Prepare a 9x5 inch loaf pan with cooking spray.
- Whisk 1 ¼ cups all-purpose flour, whole wheat flour, ginger, cinnamon, cloves, pepper, salt, and baking soda together in medium mixing bowl.
- In a separate small mixing bowl, beat together butter and sugar until fluffy.
- Add the vanilla and egg to wet mixture.
- In a third small bowl, mix remaining 1 teaspoon all-purpose flour with chopped ginger.
- Alternate adding water and butter and sugar mixture to flour-spice mixture 1/4 cup at a time, mixing to combine.
- Once combined into a batter, fold in the crystallized ginger and flour mixture.
- Transfer to prepared loaf pan and bake for 55-60 minutes.
Glaze
- To make the glaze whisk together confectioner's sugar, milk, lemon juice and vanilla in a medium bowl.
- Top the gingerbread loaf with the glaze and serve.
Nutrition
Serving: 1/8 loaf
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