Easter Ginger Bread Recipe from Stillorgan Park Hotel's Head Chef Enda Dunne

Ingredients:

¼ lb butter
½ lb brown sugar
2 eggs
12 oz flour
1 teaspoon lemon rind
1 teaspoon nutmeg
1 teaspoon bread soda

½ teaspoon salt
1½ teaspoon ground ginger
½ cup boiling water

8 tablespoons treacle

Method:
Sift the flour, soda, salt & spices. Cream the butter, add the sugar gradually, beating well. Beat in one egg at a time. Combine the treacle & boiling water. Add alternately with the flour to the creamed mixture, mixing well after each addition. Pour into a greased tin & bake for 45 minutes in a moderate oven at 180ºc. Enjoy!