Gingerbread

Here is a gingerbread recipe from our “10-4” book, not only comforting, but very tasty. Following the theme “make it and take it, wherever the day takes you” , this recipe is very quick and simple to run! Here is a beautiful way to start your day. You can also consume a portion of the bread as a snack without the sides!

12 portions

Ingredients

¼ cup (60 ml) olive oil

1 eggs

½ cup (125 ml) brown sugar

2 cup whole wheat flour

1 tbsp. (15 ml) ground flaxseed

1 ½ tsp. (7 ml) baking powder

1 tsp. (5ml) ground cinnamon

½ tsp. (2 ml) ground cloves

1 tsp. (5 ml) ground or crystallized ginger

1 pinch of salt

¼ cup (60 ml) molasses

¼ cup (60 ml) honey

1 cup (250 ml) hot water

Each serving of this recipe contains:

221 calories, 41 g carbs, 3 g protein, 5 g fat

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
2. In a large bowl, mix the oil, egg, and sugar. Set aside.
3. In another bowl, mix the flour, ground flaxseed, baking powder, cinnamon, cloves, ginger, and salt. Set aside.
4. In a third bowl, mix the molasses, honey, and water.
5. Alternating, add the flour mixture and the liquid mixture to the egg mixture. Transfer the dough to a liquid oiled bread pan and bake for about 1 hour.

Serve 1 portion with ¾ cup (175 ml) of 0% vanilla Greek yogurt and ¾ cup (175 ml) of fresh blueberries for breakfast.