Old-Fashioned Gingerbread
"Nice moist Gingerbread. I love it with lemon sauce."
- Ready In:
- 1hr 20mins
- Ingredients:
- 11
- Serves:
-
12
ingredients
- 1⁄2 cup white sugar
- 1⁄2 cup butter
- 1 large egg
- 1 cup molasses
- 2 1⁄2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1⁄2 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup hot water
directions
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C).
- Grease and flour a 9-inch square pan.
- In a large bowl, cream together the sugar and butter.
- Beat in the egg, and mix in the molasses.
- In a bowl, sift together the flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, ginger, cloves and salt.
- Blend into the creamed mixture.
- Stir in the hot water.
- Pour into the prepared pan.
- Bake 1 hour in the preheated oven or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean.
- Allow to cool before serving.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Crabbycakes
Grand Lake O the Cherokees, OK
I enjoy oil painting, travel and of course, cooking. One of my hobbies is collecting cookbooks.
I used to working in the restaurant industry and enjoy International cooking especially.
Pet Peeve: Standing in line to get in a restaurant.
