Honey Gingerbread

Submitted by DrGaellon

"From The Bee Folks (http://www.beefolks.com) in Mount Airy, MD. Serve with Recipe #331762."

 

• Ready In: 1hr
• Ingredients: 8
• Yields: 2 8x4
• Serves: 16

ingredients

• 1 cup butter or 1 cup margarine, softened
• 1 1⁄2 cups honey, divided
• 1 egg
• 2 1⁄2 cups flour
• 2 teaspoons ground ginger
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 3⁄4 cup boiling water

directions

1. Preheat oven to 350. Grease two 8 1/2 x 4 1/2 inch loaf pans.
2. Cream together butter and 1/2 cup honey. Mix in egg.
3. In a separate bowl, blend flour, ginger, baking soda, and cinnamon.
4. In a third bowl, blend remaining honey with boiling water.
5. Use mixer to blend creamed honey and 1/3 dry ingredients, then 1/3 wet ingredients, alternating until all dry and wet ingredients are added.
6. Turn into pans, bake until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, approximately 40-50 minutes. Serve with Honey Whipped Cream.

Reviews

[laurenlikesfood]

Very good! More of a spice cake than a classic ginger bread, but matches in texture and moisture (yum!). I doubled the ginger, added a pinch of nutmeg, cardamom and cloves, and topped with lemon sauce (it didn't need it but I love lemon sauce). Thanks for this recipe.