Favorite Old Fashioned Gingerbread
Favorite Old Fashioned Gingerbread
Course: DessertCuisine: AmericanDifficulty: MediumServings
6
servingsPrep time
30
minutesCooking time
1
hourIngredients
1/2 cup white sugar
1/2 cup butter
1 egg
1 cup molasses
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup hot water
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C)
- Grease and flour a 9-inch square pan
- In a large bowl, cream together the sugar and butter
- Beat in the egg, and mix in the molasses. In a bowl, sift together the flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, ginger, and cloves
- Blend into the creamed mixture
- Stir in the hot water
- Pour into the prepared pan
- Bake 1 hour in the preheated oven, until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean
- Allow to cool in pan before serving
