Recipe: Gingerbread

Making your own gingerbread to take with you during training is easier than you think. You can get started on this recipe from sports nutritionist Stephanie Scheirlynck straight away.

Preparation: 10 minutes - baking: 45 minutes

Nutritional value per person (1 slice):

Ingredients for 12 servings:

• 250g spelt flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• Pinch of salt
• 150ml low-fat milk
• 2 eggs
• 100ml maple syrup
• 100g brown sugar
• ¼ teaspoon cardamom
• ¼ teaspoon ginger powder
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• Pinch of pepper, anise, coriander and clove powder
• 100g nuts (mixed)

Preparation

Preheat the oven to 160 °C.

Sieve the flour and baking powder and mix in the salt.

In another bowl, mix the milk, eggs, maple syrup, sugar and spices using a whisk. Pour this wet mixture into the first bowl a little at a time and stir well until you have whisked out all the lumps (you can also do this with a mixer).

Pour the batter into a baking tin lined with baking paper and decorate with the nuts.

Bake the gingerbread in the oven for 40 to 45 minutes.

Plunge in a toothpick to see if the gingerbread is done: if there is no batter clinging to it, the cake is ready!

Set aside to cool and cut into slices.

A tip from Stephanie:

JYou can also use a speculaas mix instead of individual spices.

More information about sports nutrition can also be found on the website of Stephanie Scheirlynck.