Mendenhall Sourdough Gingerbread

"Last summer I enjoyed an Alaskan cruise, and we had a fabulous time at the Mendenhall Glacier. :) Alaska is also well-known for its sourdough... and brought together here is a delicious combination of sourdough and gingerbread. Enjoy!"
 
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Ingredients:
11
Serves:
6-8
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ingredients

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directions

  • Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
  • Cream together the brown sugar and shortening.
  • Then add molasses and egg, beating continuously; set aside
  • In a separate bowl, sift dry ingredients together and blend into hot water.
  • Then beat this mixture into creamed mixture.
  • As the last step, add the sourdough starter slowly, mixing carefully to maintain a bubbly batter.
  • Pour into lightly buttered and floured 8"x8" baking pan and bake at 375 degrees F for about 30 minutes or until done.
  • Best served with ice cream or whipped cream while still hot.

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  1. Thanks for a great recipe! I made this for my grandmother's birthday, as gingerbread is her favorite, and she loved it, so that makes it a great recipe. I doubled this and cooked it in a 13x9 glad reusable pan, and it filled it to the top. I cooked 30 minutes at 375, then when it wasn't done I lowered the temp to 350 for another 15 minutes and it was perfect. The spices are nice, and a good molasses flavor. Very moist cake, and I'll make it again.
     
  2. The recipe did not specify so I used a 9x9 inch pan that was sprayed with non-stick cooking spray. I did not have enough molasses, so I used sorghum syrup and reduced it to 1/3 cup. This made a lighter bread which allowed the other flavors to come through including the sourdough. This recipe makes a good 9 servings instead of the 4.
     
  3. This is very good. It's moist and it's mild. Not a peppy spicy gingerbread but a sweet cakey one. The sourdough flavor doesn't really come through, it tastes mostly like molasses. Next time I might double the ginger and add a pinch of cloves to try and get a bit more flavor from it. Also, the pan size wasn't specified. I used my 8X8 pyrex pan that I had Pam'ed and it was a perfect size. The recipe makes way more than 4 servings like it says, I would say it's more like 8-10. I'm uploading a picture, as you can see we topped it with cool whip and it was very yummy!
     
  4. I ended up using the cake method for this one. I used tepid, rather than hot, water, added the starter to the water and squished it into an even slurry, then alternated adding dry and liquid (the slurry) to creamed butter/brown sugar/egg/molasses in three or four total additions. I also upped all of the spices and added minced fresh ginger and black pepper. Baking now in a clear glass Anchor Hocking dish, it’s risen high in the middle and will probably need to go 45-60 min to bake completely. I know it will taste great, because what’s not to like?!
     
  5. This recipe should be rewritten correctly - with ingredients listed in order of use - for ease of use. That being said, it’s an “ok” recipe and good way to use up sourdough discard. Next time I will add more ginger and cinnamon and a touch more sugar and salt. It needed just a boost of flavor. Mine was a tad overdone so watch your oven temp/baking time.
     
    • Review photo by KJ D.
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  1. I was very excited to find a sourdough gingerbread recipe. This was very good...I did make some modifications..I used 1/4 cup of candied ginger instead of the ground ginger. Just a personal preference. Came out more cakelike than breadlike, but very nice flavor. Will be making this again! Thanks for sharing!
     

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