Treasured Gingerbread

This is a lovely gingerbread with crumb topping to have with tea or coffee. I think I found the recipe in an old Houston Junior League cookbook.

• Ready In: 1 hr
• Serves: 16

Ingredients

• 2  cups flour
• 1 (1 lb) box dark brown sugar
• 3⁄4 cup butter, softened
• 2  teaspoons cinnamon
• 1  teaspoon baking soda
• 1  teaspoon nutmeg
• 1⁄2 teaspoon ginger
• 2  large eggs
• 1  cup buttermilk

Directions

1. Combine flour and sugar.
2. Cut in butter.
3. Reserve 1 cup of this mixture for topping.
4. Add cinnamon, soda, nutmeg and ginger to remaining flour mixture.
5. Stir in eggs and buttermilk; (Do not use electric mixer).
6. Pour batter into ungreased 9 x 13 pan.
7. Sprinkle with reserved topping and bake in preheated 350° oven for 45 minutes or until done.