Japanese Gingerbread Recipe
Rated 4.8 stars by 4 users.
↑Click twice to rate
See reviews
Portion
6
Preparation time
15 minutes
Cooking time
45 minutes
Gingerbread, a classic of the festive season, is reinvented with a Japanese twist. This version, subtly flavored with white miso and ginger, offers a perfect balance of sweetness and umami. Easy to prepare, this moist and comforting cake is ideal to accompany a cup of tea or to surprise your guests with original flavors.
Ingredients
- 250 g flour
- 150 g honey (ideally from flowers or acacia)
-
100 g brown sugar (or muscovado sugar)
-
10 cl milk (or plant milk, such as soy or oat milk)
-
2 tablespoons white miso
-
1 tablespoon freshly grated ginger
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon powder
- 1 teaspoon 4-spice blend
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 pinch salt
-
1 tablespoon black sesame seeds (optional, for decoration)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 160°C (fan-assisted). Butter and flour a cake tin or line with parchment paper.
- In a small saucepan, heat honey over low heat until liquid, then remove from heat.
- In a bowl, mix the white miso with the milk until smooth. Add the warm honey and stir.
- In a large bowl, sift flour, baking powder, spices (cinnamon, 4-spice) and salt.
- Pour the liquid mixture (honey, miso, milk) into the dry ingredients, mixing gently with a spatula. Add brown sugar and grated ginger. Mix until smooth and homogeneous.
- Pour batter into prepared pan. Smooth the surface with a spatula and sprinkle with black sesame seeds if desired.
- Bake for 45 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
- Remove the gingerbread from the oven and leave to cool in the tin for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack to cool completely.
Recipe notes
Enjoy with a cup of genmaicha or hojicha tea for a subtle marriage of flavors.
This gingerbread is delicious plain, but can also be accompanied by yuzu jam or marmalade for a sweet-tart touch.
Our recommendations for this recipe:
Japanese cooking essentials
-
White miso with koji from Hakone ⋅ Kato Heitaro shoten ⋅ 200g
Regular price 5.50 €Prix promotionnel 5.50 € Regular pricePrice per unit 27.50 € / per kg -
Roasted black and white sesame seeds with gomashio salt ⋅ Manten ⋅ 30g
Regular price 2.65 €Prix promotionnel 2.65 € Regular pricePrice per unit 88.33 € / per kg -
Artisanal balanced soy sauce ⋅ Asarisasuke Shoten ⋅ 500ml
Regular price 6.25 €Prix promotionnel 6.25 € Regular pricePrice per unit 12.50 € / per l -
Hakone Awase miso blend of white and red miso ⋅ Kato Heitaro shoten ⋅ 200g
Regular price 5.50 €Prix promotionnel 5.50 € Regular pricePrice per unit 27.50 € / per kg -
Honmirin ⋅ Takara Shuzo ⋅ 13% ⋅ 500ml
Regular price 9.70 €Prix promotionnel 9.70 € Regular pricePrice per unit 19.40 € / per l -
Katsuobushi dried bonito chips ⋅ Makurazaki ⋅ 40g
Regular price 9.50 €Prix promotionnel 9.50 € Regular pricePrice per unit 237.50 € / per kg -
Tatsuno Smoked Soy Sauce ⋅ Suehiro Soy Sauce ⋅ 100ml
Regular price 8.10 €Prix promotionnel 8.10 € Regular pricePrice per unit 81.00 € / per l -
White rice milky queen from Toyama ⋅ Nanohana ⋅ 1kg
Regular price 19.50 €Prix promotionnel 19.50 € Regular pricePrice per unit 19.50 € / per kg
The latest arrivals
-
Bonito filaments katsuobushi ⋅ Makurazaki ⋅ 20g
Regular price 8.90 €Prix promotionnel 8.90 € Regular pricePrice per unit 445.00 € / per kg -
Thick katsuobushi bonito chips ⋅ Makurazaki ⋅ 100g
Regular price 17.30 €Prix promotionnel 17.30 € Regular pricePrice per unit 173.00 € / per kg -
Ramune candies in garland bag ⋅ Kasugai ⋅ 28g
Regular price 2.60 €Prix promotionnel 2.60 € Regular pricePrice per unit 92.86 € / per kg -
Silken tofu ⋅ Morinaga ⋅ 305g
Regular price 3.50 €Prix promotionnel 3.50 € Regular pricePrice per unit 11.48 € / per kg -
Strong Zero Lemon ⋅ 9% ⋅ 350ml
Regular price 4.50 €Prix promotionnel 4.50 € Regular pricePrice per unit 12.86 € / per l -
Okayama no Chi Junmai Ginjo Sake Gift Set ⋅ 15.5% ⋅ 360ml
Regular price 21.90 €Prix promotionnel 21.90 € Regular pricePrice per unit 60.83 € / per l -
Pure peach juice from Yamanashi ⋅ Bonchi ⋅ 180ml
Regular price 5.90 €Prix promotionnel 5.90 € Regular pricePrice per unit 32.78 € / per l -
Stainless steel tea strainer ⋅ Pearl life
Regular price 5.40 €Prix promotionnel 5.40 € Regular pricePrice per unit / per





























































