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Turtă dulce (gingerbread)

A honey gingerbread flavoured with cinnamon and clove, whose dough keeps well and softens with time. It accompanies the holidays and is cut into thin slices for an afternoon snack.

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Ingredients

Ingredients

Spices & seasoning

Optional extras

Nutrition facts

280 kcal per serving

Protein
6 g
Carbohydrates
59.3 g
of which sugars
37.9 g
Fat
1.5 g
Fiber
1.4 g

Ecomely’s estimate, calculated from the ingredients with the ANSES Ciqual food composition table, excluding sides and seasoning added to taste.

Instructions

  1. Gently heat the honey and sugar in a saucepan until melted, then let cool slightly.
  2. In a mixing bowl, beat the eggs with the honey and sugar mixture, then add the baking soda and spices.
  3. Incorporate the flour and salt until you have a soft, smooth dough.
  4. Spread the dough into a sheet about 1 cm thick on a baking tray lined with baking paper.
  5. Bake at 180 °C for 30 to 35 minutes, until the surface is golden brown.
  6. Let cool completely before cutting into squares or thin slices.

Variations and tips

Walnut version. Sprinkle the dough with chopped walnuts before baking for extra crunch.

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