Gingerbread loaf

This gingerbread loaf fills your kitchen with the most wonderful holiday spice smell the moment it hits the oven — warm ginger, cinnamon, cloves, and molasses woven into a tender, moist crumb that slices beautifully and tastes even better than it smells. It’s the kind of seasonal bake that bridges the gap between cake and bread perfectly: satisfying with morning coffee, just as good as an after-dinner slice with cream cheese, and completely irresistible straight from the pan. One bowl, one loaf pan, and about an hour until the whole house smells like Christmas.

• • Swap: Use blackstrap molasses for a more intense, slightly bitter depth of flavor — or mild molasses for a sweeter, lighter loaf.
• • Make-ahead: Bake 1-2 days ahead; the spice flavor deepens significantly overnight and the loaf slices more cleanly when fully cooled.
• • Storage: Wrap tightly in plastic wrap and store at room temperature for up to 4 days or freeze sliced for up to 2 months.
• • Variation: Stir in a handful of finely chopped crystallized ginger for a spicier, chewier version with extra ginger punch.
• • Serving: Slice and serve with a smear of light cream cheese or a drizzle of simple vanilla glaze for a beautiful holiday treat.

I love traditional gingerbread, I wanted to create a lightened-up loaf recipe which can be tricky because for me gingerbread should have molasses in it to get that true flavor, and well we all know molasses is like a gazillion points! This recipe is a prime example of sometimes just a little is enough. The loaf was so easy to whip up and I was able to get it to just 5SP per serving (on all programs) even with that sweet molasses in it.

5 from 1 vote

Gingerbread loaf

By: Drizzle

Servings: 10

Prep: 10 minutes mins

Cook: 50 minutes mins

Total: 1 hour hr

Ingredients 

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• ▢ 1 3/4 cup flour
• ▢ 1 tsp baking soda
• ▢ 2 tsp ground ginger
• ▢ 1 tsp ground cloves
• ▢ 1 tsp nutmeg
• ▢ 1 tsp cinnamon
• ▢ pinch of salt
• ▢ 2 eggs
• ▢ 1/4 cup brown sugar
• ▢ 1/4 cup light molasses
• ▢ 1/2 cup unsweetened apple sauce
• ▢ 3/4 cup low-fat buttermilk
• ▢ 1 tsp vanilla
• ▢ Icing sugar/confectionery sugar for dusting on top *optional

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Instructions 

• Preheat oven to 350F spray a 9x5 regular loaf pan with some cooking spray or line with parchment paper.
• In a bowl mix together the flour and spices
• In a separate bowl whisk eggs with the brown sugar, add in the molasses, apple sauce, milk and vanilla.
• Add the dry mixture to wet mixture and mix well, pour batter into the loaf pan and bake for 45-55 minutes, until baked right through.
• Let cool before slicing, dust with some icing sugar and cut into 10 equal servings.
• This loaf will frreeze well.

Notes

Personal Points- 5 using WW recipe builder 

Smart points- blue/green/purple- 5 using WW recipe builder
Points plus- 4 using PP calculator
Nutritional info per serving.. Calories 140...Fat 1.7g..Sat fat 0.4g..Carbs 26.3g...Fiber 0.8g...Sugar 10.9g...Protein 4g using My Fitness Pal *Note- includes all ingredients

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