Name: Old Fashioned Gingerbread
Ingredients: 1/2 cup sugar; 1/2 cup butter; 1 Nature's Yoke Duck egg; 1 cup blackstrap molasses; 2 1/2 cup all-purpose flour; 1 1/2 tsp baking soda; 1 tsp cinnamon; 1 tsp ginger; 1/2 tsp cloves; 1/2 tsp salt; 1 1/4 cup hot water

Old Fashioned Gingerbread

Old Fashioned Gingerbread is a delightful holiday favorite! Serve it with vanilla ice cream; toast a slice in the toaster and drizzle with caramel sauce topped with a scoop of ice cream; or, frost with cream cheese frosting. Any way you serve it you will love it!

Servings

Ingredients

1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup butter
1 Nature's Yoke Duck egg
1 cup blackstrap molasses
2 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1 1/2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp ginger
1/2 tsp cloves
1/2 tsp salt
1 1/4 cup hot water

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 F. 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 separate bowl, combine 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 preheated oven, until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean. Allow to cool in pan before serving.

Keyword cake, gingerbread