Honey Gingerbread with Candied Orange Peel
Real gingerbread, with easy DIY candied orange peel.
Ingredients
Honey Gingerbread
- ½ cup hot water
- ½ cup unsalted butter (1 stick)
- ½ cup brown sugar
- ½ cup honey can substitute molasses
- 1 egg
- 1 ½ cups flour
- ½ t salt
- ½ t baking powder
- ½ t baking soda
- 1 t ginger
- 1 t cinnamon
- ¼ t nutmeg
- 1-2 T orange simple syrup from peels (optional)
Candied Orange Peels
- ½ cup water
- ½ cup sugar
- 1 orange, peeled
Instructions
Candied Orange Peels
- Cut the orange peels into strips.
- Over low-medium heat, add the sugar and water into a pot. Heat until the sugar is completely dissolved, then add the orange peels. Bring to a boil, then reduce to a simmer and allow to cook for 10-12 minutes. Do not stir. Look for the pith of the orange peels to look translucent, and they may be slightly green.
- Remove from the heat and set aside until the pot cools completely, up to 1 hour. After the peels are completely cool, use a fork or tongs to transfer the peels to a cooling rack. Allow to harden for several hours or overnight before incorporating into your gingerbread.
Honey Gingerbread
- Preheat the oven to 350℉ and grease or line a 8x8 square pan with parchment paper.
- Mix the dry ingredients together (flour, salt, baking powder, baking soda, spices).
- In a separate bowl, add the butter and hot water together. Stir and ensure the butter is totally melted, and then add in the sugar, molasses, egg, and orange simple syrup from your peels. Mix well.
- Add the dry ingredients into the wet and mix all together. Add the candied orange peels last and stir to incorporate.
- Pour the mixture into your pan and smooth out. Bake for 35-40 minutes, until a toothpick comes out clean when poked into the center. Cool in the pan, then slice and serve.