Gingerbread
photo by Soulflower
- Ready In:
- 56mins
- Ingredients:
- 10
- Serves:
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9
ingredients
- 2 1⁄3 cups flour
- 1⁄3 cup sugar
- 1⁄2 cup shortening
- 1 cup molasses
- 3⁄4 cup hot water
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon ginger
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- 1 large egg
directions
- Heat oven to 325°.
- Grease and flour square 9 x 9 pan.
- Beat all ingredients on low, scraping sides, for 1 minute.
- Beat on medium for 3 minutes.
- Pour into prepared pan.
- Bake for about 50 minutes or until cake tests done.
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Reviews
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It doesn't get much easier than this! Mix it all together and stick it in the oven. And, oh, what a wonderful smell you'll have coming from your kitchen! I do recommend really greasing and flouring the pan well and maybe cooling it on a rack for 10 minutes before unmolding. My bottom stuck a bit. I also used an 8x8 pan and made 12 gem-sized muffins (bake 10 minutes). Talk about instant gratification! All I was missing was the whipped cream. :) Thanks!
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This is more a recipe for molasses bread. The smell of molasses filled my nose and kitchen while mixing it, and even as it baked it reeked of molasses. Now that it's done, it smells less, but it tastes of molasses. On the other hand, the texture is wonderful. I cooked it at 320 degrees for 38-40 minutes in two shallower tins, and it came out soft and moist without burning. It may turn out more gingerbread-like if you substitute honey or packed brown sugar for molasses.
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This is more a recipe for molasses bread. The smell of molasses filled my nose and kitchen while mixing it, and even as it baked it reeked of molasses. Now that it's done, it smells less, but it tastes of molasses. On the other hand, the texture is wonderful. I cooked it at 320 degrees for 38-40 minutes in two shallower tins, and it came out soft and moist without burning. It may turn out more gingerbread-like if you substitute honey or packed brown sugar for molasses.
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
MizzNezz
United States
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