- 1 cup milk or water
- 1/2 cup (118 ml) molasses
- 1/2 cup (118 ml) honey
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, cut into slices
- 1/2 cup (100 g) sugar
- 1 egg
- 2.5 cups (300 g) all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp kosher salt
- 1 tbsp cinnamon
- 2 tsp ground ginger
- 1.5 tsp baking soda
- Preheat oven to 350°.
- Make parchment sling for pan.
- Combine milk, molasses, honey and butter in a quart glass measuring cup and microwave until butter is almost melted, then stir to finish melting butter. Set aside.
- In large bowl, combine flour, salt, cinnamon, ginger, and baking soda.
- Stir sugar into wet mixture, then stir in egg and whisk until smooth.
- Pour wet mixture into dry and whisk just until smooth.
- Pour batter into loaf pan.
- Bake about 1 hour. Toothpick test. Should look slightly raw on surface.
- Remove from pan and cool completely before cutting. Becomes more dense and moist the next day.