Post by Carolyn™ on Mar 4th, 2008 at 12:06pm
THE ORIGINAL RECIPE
Betty's Ginger Gems
Butter - 25g
Golden syrup - 2 tablespoons
Flour - 1 cup
Bicarbonate of soda/bread soda - 1 teaspoon
Ground ginger - 1 teaspoon
Salt - a pinch
Brown or raw sugar - ¼ cup
Egg - 1
Milk - ½ cup
Butter - to grease the gem iron
Preheat the oven to 215°C. Put in the gem iron in the oven to heat.
Melt the butter and syrup together until just warm. Sieve the flour, bicarbonate of soda, ginger and salt into a mixing bowl. Add the sugar and stir until blended. Beat egg and milk together in a separate bowl and add to the dry ingredients with the butter and syrup. Mix well.
Taking the gem iron out of the oven, put a little butter into each space and, using a pastry brush, grease well. Put a large spoonful of the batter into each space and place back in the oven for about 12 minutes.
Remove from the oven and leave for five minutes before removing from the tin. Allow to cool on a wire rack.
Makes 12.
Suggestion: Serve as dessert with ice cream and caramel sauce.
MY CAMP OVEN VARIATIONS
Like a lot of you I have such fun playing with these recipes and this equipment. But I had only just set up the last photo when a car that I thought was the police pulled up and a large "policeman" came in. He actually was from the Council and I had been reported for "burning off". I happily took him around the back and showed him the set up and he took a photo told me they looked great and said it was fine to do what I was doing. Pity some dont have a life and in my opinion they only make fools of themselves when they do this type thing, pity they cant be charged with causing malicious damage. Once before we reported for having a BBQ Lunch with the same end result.
Betty's Ginger Gems
Butter - 25g
Golden syrup - 2 tablespoons
Flour - 1 cup
Bicarbonate of soda/bread soda - 1 teaspoon
Ground ginger - 1 teaspoon
Salt - a pinch
Brown or raw sugar - ¼ cup
Egg - 1
Milk - ½ cup
Butter - to grease the gem iron
Preheat the oven to 215°C. Put in the gem iron in the oven to heat.
Melt the butter and syrup together until just warm. Sieve the flour, bicarbonate of soda, ginger and salt into a mixing bowl. Add the sugar and stir until blended. Beat egg and milk together in a separate bowl and add to the dry ingredients with the butter and syrup. Mix well.
Taking the gem iron out of the oven, put a little butter into each space and, using a pastry brush, grease well. Put a large spoonful of the batter into each space and place back in the oven for about 12 minutes.
Remove from the oven and leave for five minutes before removing from the tin. Allow to cool on a wire rack.
Makes 12.
Suggestion: Serve as dessert with ice cream and caramel sauce.
MY CAMP OVEN VARIATIONS
| I liked the idea of not having to cream butter and sugar in this recipe. I followed the quantities but in the method I did not remove the gem tray simply brushed it in the Bedouri with the butter. I took the bowl with finished mixture to the oven and spooned it into to the trays. There was just the right amount. As a variation and in case the top didnt brown I sprinkled it with glace ginger which in retrospect could have been cut a little smaller. I used my two new trivots and lid lifter and they worked well......thanks to the generous provider......... :D | ||
My gem iron tray didnt have handles but this meant it fitted perfectly in the Bedourie. The only problem I had with the finished product was that as the bottoms are very rounded they were reluctant to sit up straight and I could most certainly see them sitting up with a scoop of ice cream or cream in the middle and flooded with caramel sauce. They tasted surprisingly light for such an easy method. :D |
Like a lot of you I have such fun playing with these recipes and this equipment. But I had only just set up the last photo when a car that I thought was the police pulled up and a large "policeman" came in. He actually was from the Council and I had been reported for "burning off". I happily took him around the back and showed him the set up and he took a photo told me they looked great and said it was fine to do what I was doing. Pity some dont have a life and in my opinion they only make fools of themselves when they do this type thing, pity they cant be charged with causing malicious damage. Once before we reported for having a BBQ Lunch with the same end result.