Traditional Gingerbread Loaf

Full of holiday spice, this traditional gingerbread loaf makes a wonderful dessert or food gift that's also freezer-friendly!

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 60 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins
• Calories: 354 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 cup milk
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 2 large eggs
• 0.5 teaspoon baking soda
• 0.25 teaspoon salt
• 0.5 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 2.5 cups all-purpose flour
• 0.25 cup vegetable oil
• 0.5 teaspoon ground cloves
• 0.75 cup brown sugar
• 0.25 cup applesauce
• 1.5 teaspoons ground ginger
• 0.5 cup molasses

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9x5-inch loaf pan and dust with flour or line with parchment paper.

Step 2

Sift flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, ginger, cinnamon, cloves, and nutmeg together in a medium mixing bowl. Set aside.

Step 3

Combine milk, brown sugar, molasses, oil, applesauce, and eggs in a large bowl; mix together until well blended. Stir into flour mixture until just blended. Pour batter into the prepared loaf pan.

Step 4

Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center of the loaf comes out clean, about 1 hour. Remove from the oven and let cool completely, about 15 minutes. Wrap tightly in plastic wrap and store at room temperature, or freeze.