Gingerbread
1 servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 2¾ | cup | Flour |
| 1½ | teaspoon | Baking soda |
| ½ | teaspoon | Salt |
| 1 | teaspoon | Ground cinnamon |
| 1½ | teaspoon | Ground ginger |
| ¼ | teaspoon | Ground cloves |
| ⅔ | cup | Water |
| ⅓ | cup | Shortening, melted |
| 1 | cup | Molasses |
| 1 | Egg, beaten Glaze (below) | |
Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Combine first 6 ingredients in a large bowl; mix well. Combine water, shortening, molasses and egg. Mix well, and stir into flour mixture. Pour batter into a greased 9" square pan. Bake for 35 to 40 minutes, or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Spread glaze on warm gingerbread, if desired, and serve.
GLAZE:
1 cup sifted powdered
: -sugar
2 Tbsp. boiling water
½ tsp. vanilla extract
Combine all ingredients; spread on warm cake.
Serves: 6 From: "Original Whistle Stop Cafe Cookbook" Posted by: Debbie Carlson -
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