Ultra Ginger Sticky Loaves
 
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A cake recipes for the ginger-obsessed. Decide how much you want to share - this recipe makes 16 mini loaves, 24 muffins or 2 large standard loaves.
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Recipe type: Baking
Cuisine: Dairy-free, Nut-free, Egg-free, Vegan
Serves: 16-24
Ingredients
  • 1 cup grapessed or coconut oil
  • ½ cup water
  • 1 cup blackstrap molasses
  • ¾ cup agave
  • 2 cup white spelt flour
  • 1 cup quinoa flour
  • 1½ tsp baking soda
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • ½ tsp salt
  • 2½ tsp allspice
  • 1 tbs ginger
  • ½ tsp cinnamon
  • ½ tsp cloves
  • ½ tsp salt
  • 3 chia eggs (3 tbs chia seeds + 9 tbs water whiske briskly in bowl and let sit 5 min) OR 3 eggs
  • ½ cup rice milk
  • 2 inch knob of ginger, peeled and minced
  • ¼ cup crystalised ginger, chopped finely
  • 2 tbsp demerara sugar
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 170C. Grease mini loaf pans, muffins tins or 2 large loaf pans. In a small saucepan combine the oil, water, molasses and agave over low heat. Stir the mixture frequently until all the ingredients are well blended. Remove from heat and pour into a large bowl to cool.
  2. Sift together the flours, baking soda and powder, salt, allspice, ginger, cinnamon and cloves and set aside. Add the chia eggs to the molasses mixture and stir until well combined. Add the milk and then fold the dry ingredients into the batter slowly until most of the lumps are settled out. Stir in the grated ginger.
  3. Pour the batter into prepared pan/s until ¾ full and top the mixture with the chopped crystalised ginger and a sprinkle of demerara sugar. Bake for 30min for mini loaves or muffins, or 1 - 1.5 hours for large loaves or until skewer inserted into centre comes out clean.
  4. Remove from oven and cool in pan for 5minutes, turn out onto wire racks until completely cooked. Store in an airtight container in the fridge, will keep for a few days. Bring back to room tempterature before serving.
Notes
Inspired by a recipe from <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1587612755/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=omnomallcom-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=1587612755" data-mce-href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1587612755/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=omnomallcom-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=1587612755">Super Natural Cooking</a>
I used a gluten-free flour mix for gluten-free treats, otherwise use whole wheat flour or whole spelt flour
Recipe by @OmNomAlly at https://omnomally.com/2011/05/26/ultra-ginger-sticky-loaves/