Favorite Old Fashioned Gingerbread
Becky Goertemoeller
This is NOT the same as a Gingerbread House!
ingredients
- 1/2 cup white sugar
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1 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
- 1
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour a 9 inch square pan.
- 2
In a large bowl, cream together the sugar and butter. Beat in the egg, and mix in the molasses.
- 3
In a bowl, sift together the flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, ginger, and cloves. Blend into the creamed mixture. Stir in the hot water. Pour into the prepared pan.
- 4
Bake 1 hour in the preheated oven, until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean. Allow to cool in pan before serving.
Source: Becky Goertemoeller
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