Stout GingerBread

Yields 1 loaf, Vegetarian

INGREDIENTS

1 1/4 sticks of butter, or substitute 1 teaspoon Ziggy Marley’s Coco’Mon Coconut Oil

1 cup (packed) dark brown sugar

1 cup stout beer, like Guinness

3 teaspoons ground ginger

1 tablespoon fresh ginger, peeled and grated

2 teaspoons cinnamon

1/4 teaspoon cloves, ground

1/2 cup molasses

1/2 cup golden syrup

2 cups all-purpose flour

2 teaspoons baking soda

2 eggs

1 1/4 cups sour cream

PREPARATION

Preheat oven to 325°F.

On low heat, mix the following in a saucepan: butter, sugar, stout, ground ginger, fresh ginger, cinnamon, ground cloves, molasses, and golden syrup.

Remove from heat and whisk in flour and baking soda till lumps have disappeared.

In a bowl, whisk eggs and sour cream.

Add egg mixture to the gingerbread mixture and whisk till smooth.

Add mixture to a greased loaf pan and bake for about 45 minutes, testing with a toothpick at 35 minutes for doneness.

“A stout has more of the hops and B vitamins
than a regular beer. It’s important to get those vitamins
in there, you know? That’s what the Guinness is for,
because I don’t have no real need to drink beer.
My body does not ask me for beer. But when
the gingerbread is asking for the stout, that’s another story.”