Ontbijtkoek - Dutch Spice Bread - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 cups self-rising flour
1/2 cup dark brown sugar
1/3 cup molasses
1 cup milk
1 teaspoon ground cloves
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon ground cardamom
1 pinch salt
2 tablespoons chopped crystallized ginger (optional)

Preparation

Preheat the oven to 300 degrees Fahrenheit.
Combine all ingredients into a smooth paste.
Lightly coat a LOAF pan with baking spray and flour.
Bake for a full hour. When fully baked, open the oven door a crack, and allow loaf to cool in the turned off oven for 1/2 hour before removing from oven and cooling completely. Then remove from pan.
Cool completely and store in plastic bag.Keep covered or bread will dry out.