Not the gingerbread man . . the gingerbread pans! 🙂
Yesterday someone asked what size pans I use for the gingerbread. They are about 8″.
When I first started making this recipe, I would use these two pans and then fill four or five mini loaf pans but after a while I decided it was better to divide the batter between the two pans, let them puff up and then trim them down.
I use a long knife that goes all the way across the width of the pan and that way, when served on a tray, the loaf sits perfect flat.
With what I trim off, I cut it into squares, kinda like croutons, bake it in the oven til it’s toasty but not crunchy like croutons; whip up some cream, add a little sweetener, and serve that over the toasted squares and I actually like that better than eating it as a slice of gingerbread.
One more thing – I usually spray these intricate type pans with Baker’s Joy but I didn’t have any Baker’s Joy. I had Pam so I used that and sprinkled a little flour in the pan and that made white spots on the design so . . don’t do that.
Liz says
I bet this bread would be great for bread pudding. Hope the movers make a quick job of unloading the truck and get back to Texas. Any estimate on the next move date?
What room are you going to work on first? Sewing room, kitchen, or food storage/pantry? If you set up your freeze dryer and canning stations up first, you’ll be able to take advantage of the fall harvest. I hope you have a bunch of sticky notes to label the cabinets and shelves as you try to figure out the best location for stuff. Of, course, you’ll probably change locations for a while, just like moving the furniture.
Judy Laquidara says
I don’t think Vince is any hurry to spend winter in MO so my guess is . . March, but he hasn’t told me that.
Not sure. It seems that the sewing room is going to be totally full of boxes because they’re pretty much putting everything in there. I just saw a BIG box that said “cake pans”. Huh?? I have most of the cake pans here with me. It’s going to be interesting.
You know I had all my yarn in tubs and on a spreadsheet but some of the yarn got used for packing material, some tubs got dumped so I’m going to have to start all over with my spreadsheet and “system”.
The freeze dryer will be put on the cabinet today but I doubt I try to hook it up. I’ve already done some canning here but until Vince takes the class, he can’t fill propane cylinders from our tank (MO rule) so I don’t think I’ll be canning on the outside stove any time soon.
I don’t think we’ll run out of sticky notes! 🙂
Liz says
Have you considered going to smaller tubs? I have some big ones which I use for stuff in the garage, but I moved to getting the 16 qt clear tubs. I checked and you can get a bunch of them for a good price at Home Depot. I use them all over the house – store quilt projects, tax documents, seasonal decorations, some kitchen stuff & other things which I store on upper shelves on closets. It’s much easier to move around. While I have a label maker, I have started using index cards stashed on the inside of the box since it is easier to see from a distance.
Judy Laquidara says
I use big labels with a big font but index cards are way less expensive! Thanks for that idea. I like the big totes and I can still lift them ok. I was going to say if I need more, I may switch to smaller but . . I’m not going to need more because I’m not buying more yarn. 🙂
Nelle Coursey says
How about some fruit and whipped cream with them?
Suzette Harris says
I’ve read to use cocoa powder to dust for darker baked gods. Wonder if the taste would transfer though.
JustGail says
I also use cocoa powder on darker mixes and wonder about flavour mixing. All spray no-stick products are banned from my kitchen. I wonder… would mixing the same spices used in the gingerbread into the flour knock the whiteness down a bit?
Judy Laquidara says
I don’t know. I don’t use the sprays except on those intricate cake/muffin/loaf pans but they do work better than everything else I’ve tried and I did try buying the spray containers that you put your own oil in so for the amount of use those pans get (not too much), I’m sticking with the sprays.