Gingerbread - 1

Recipe Ingredients

2 1/2 cups	156g / 5.5oz	All-purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoons	7.5ml	Baking soda
1 teaspoon	5ml	Ground ginger
1 teaspoon	5ml	Ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon	2.5ml	Salt
1/2 cup	99g / 3.5oz	Butter or margarine
1 cup	237ml	Light molasses
1/2 cup	99g / 3.5oz	Granulated sugar
1		Egg
1 cup	237ml	Hot water

Recipe Instructions

Grease a 13x9x2 inch baking pan; set aside.

In a small mixing bowl stir together flour, baking soda, ginger, cinnamon, and salt; set aside.

In a large mixing bowl beat the butter with an electric mixer on medium to high speed for about 30 seconds or until softened. Add molasses and sugar and beat until combined. Add egg and beat until combined.

Alternately add the flour mixture and hot water to the molasses mixture, beating on low to medium speed after each addition just until combined.

Pour the batter into the prepared baking pan. Bake in 350 oven for 35 minutes or until a wooden toothpick inserted near the center of the cake comes out clean. Cool cake in pan for 30 minutes.

Serve warm.

Cover and store any leftovers at room temperature or in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.

Source:
Better Homes and Gardens, February 1994

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