Recipes > DessertsFebruary 20, 2009

Gingerbread

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1 cup molasses
  • 1 egg
  • 1 and 1/2 cups flour
  • 1 tsp. cinnamon
  • 1 tsp. ginger
  • 2 tsp. baking soda
  • 1 cup boiling water

Directions

Cream butter and sugar, add the molasses and egg and mix. Add flour, ginger, cinnamon and soda and mix well. Add boiling water, and bring to a boil in the micro wave, mix well.

Pour into a greased and floured square cake pan and bake for 25 minutes at 350 degrees F.

I have found the best place to buy molasses is at WalMart. I buy butter, flour, cinnamon, etc. when they are on sale. Butter freezes nicely, just take it out of the freezer the night before to thaw.

Source: I measured the ingredients out last night, then quickly mixed all this morning and baked. Gingerbread makes the house smell so good and is fairly inexpensive to make. This recipe has been a family favorite for many years passed down from my Great Aunt. It is a staple at our house. Enjoy!

By Bobbie Ann from Rockwall

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02/22/2009

Yeah, I'm a little confused, too. Do you mix everything and microwave it all or just the flour and spice water part? Sounds easy and great but I also don't want to ruin it. Please let us know. Thanks.

By Betty W. (Guest Post) 02/21/2009

I'm a little confused. Do you put the whole mixture in the microwave to bring to a boil? It sounds like a good recipe and I don't want to mess it up

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