Best Fresh Gingerade Recipes

RECIPE: GINGER LIMEADE

Steps:

• Carefully peel the ginger root using a carrot peeler or sharp knife and then cut the root into smaller pieces. Don't worry about removing all the skin since you'll pass the juice through a strainer.
• Add the ginger pieces to a food processor and pulverize to a chunky pulp. Add the ginger to a tea pot.
• Bring 4 cups of water to a boil, then pour the water over the ginger in the tea pot as if you were making tea. Let it steep for 10 minutes.
• While the ginger is steeping, roll the limes between your palms and the counter top to loosen up the juices. Then cut them in half and juice the limes using a citrus reamer or juicer and pour the lime juice into a pitcher.
• After the ginger is finished steeping, pour the ginger tea through a mesh strainer into to pitcher with the lime juice. Next ddd the honey and stir until dissolved.
• Add the remaining 4 cups of water, or for a natural ginger ale, add 4 cups of seltzer water instead.

REAL GINGERBREAD

Steps:

• Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 350°F. Butter a 9-inch square baking pan.
• Whisk together flour, baking soda, spices, and salt in a bowl.
• Beat together butter, molasses, brown sugar, eggs, and ginger in a large bowl with an electric mixer at medium speed until combined. Reduce speed to low and mix in flour mixture until smooth, then add hot water and mix until combined (batter may appear curdled).
• Pour batter into pan and bake until a wooden pick or skewer inserted in center of cake comes out clean, 35 to 40 minutes. Cool to warm in pan on a rack.

FRESH GINGERADE

Steps:

• Put the sugar and water into a saucepan and stir to dissolve the sugar over a medium heat.
• Bring up to the boil and simmer for two minutes before setting aside to cool.
• Mix the lemon juice with the ginger in a big jug and add most of the cold syrup.
• Top up with water, adding more syrup if liked. Serve with ice.