Ingredients

  • 50 g fresh yeast
  • 500 ml beer
  • 50 g butter
  • 1 cup treacle
  • 2 teaspoons orange zest
  • 1 12 tablespoons ground ginger
  • 1 tablespoon ground cloves
  • 2 teaspoons ground cardamom
  • 1 tablespoon salt
  • 3 cups rye flour
  • 3 cups flour, bread
  • 3 cups raisins

Method

  • Heat butter and treacle with spices.
  • Set aside until luke warm.
  • Add the yeast to the butter mix and mash in then add the beer and zest to the butter mix.
  • Slowly add the flour and salt until you have a dough.
  • Knead until it is elastic and soft.
  • Turn into a greased bowl and prove until doubled in size.
  • Preheat oven to 175C.
  • Turn onto floured workbench and punch down and then knead in the raisins.
  • Form into 2 loaves, spray tops with water and place in oven.
  • Bake for 50 mins, spraying tops of bread a couple more times during baking.
  • Turn oven to 130C and bake a further 10 minutes.
  • Cool on wire rack.