Pain d’épices

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 180 °C. Heat water in a saucepan. Once hot, pour the honey and stir well until fully dissolved.

Step 2

In a bowl mix rye flour, brown sugar, salt, baking soda (or bicarbonate) and spices. Gradually add water and honey, stir until you get a smooth, homogeneous paste.

Step 3

Pour the batter into a loaf pan with a nonstick coating (or silicone cake mold) or grease a loaf pan and coat it with non-stick paper. Put the batter in and lower the oven to 150 °C. Bake for 50 minutes to 1 hour, depending on your oven. Leave it longer if needed to bake completely.