Molasses Gingerbread

Recipe Ingredients

1/2 cup	99g / 3.5oz	Butter - , softened
1 cup	160g / 5.6oz	Dark brown sugar
1 cup	237ml	Molasses
2		Eggs - , beaten slightly
1 1/2 teaspoons	7.5ml	Baking soda
1 cup	237ml	Hot water
3 cups	187g / 6.6oz	Flour
1/2 teaspoon	2.5ml	Salt
1 teaspoon	5ml	Cinnamon
1 tablespoon	15ml	Ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon	2.5ml	Ground cloves
1/2 cup	80g / 2.8oz	Raisins - , (optional)

Recipe Instructions

Cream butter and sugar. Blend in molasses until smooth. Stir in eggs and beat well.

Dissolve soda in the hot water and stir into molasses mixture. Sift together dry ingredients and stir gradually into molasses mixture until well blended. Add raisins.

Bake in a greased 8x8x2-inch pan 350F oven for 23 to 30 minutes.

This recipe came from a free booklet called Old Country Store Recipes booklet.

Source:
Pekin (Illinois) Daily times newspaper

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