Ginger! Help please

[Gillian76]

Recipe calls for 2tsp ground ginger. I haven't any but I have crushed ginger in a jar.

How much should I use do you think???

Don't know exactly, but I would use substantially more than 2tsp, as ground ginger is very strong, but jar ginger is usually much weaker. I would also add a little pinch of finely ground black pepper. Yes, I know that that sounds crazy, but ground ginger has a much pepperier taste than any other form of 'wet' ginger.

It's for the Dinner Lady's gingerbread. DOn't want it to be too strong fro the DCs. Do you think 2-3tsp would be too little?

FWIW, Nigella's gingerbread recipe calls for 2tsp grated ginger.

If Nigella says 2tsp grated ginger for something similar, then I would have thoguht that 3tsp of jar ginger would be adequate. Personally I've never found a jar ginger that had the same intesity of flavour as fresh or for that matter powdered ginger, so I would err on the side of using more. But if it's for the LOs, then maybe miss out the black pepper, at least for your first attmpet.

Thanks. Think I'll make sure I have the ground stuff in next time!