Kentucky Gingerbread

Recipe Ingredients

1		Unsalted butter
1/2 cup	99g / 3.5oz	Vegetable shortening
3 cups	594g / 20oz	Eggs (large)
1 cup	198g / 7oz	Sugar
1 cup	237ml	Unsulfured molasses
1 teaspoon	5ml	Ground ginger
1 teaspoon	5ml	Ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon	2.5ml	Ground cloves
1/4 teaspoon	1.3ml	Salt
1 teaspoon	5ml	Baking soda
1 tablespoon	15ml	Warm water
2 cups	125g / 4.4oz	All-purpose flour
1 cup	237ml	Boiling water

Recipe Instructions

Accompaniment: whipped cream

Preheat oven to 350F. Grease and flour a 9- by 2-inch square baking pan, knocking out excess flour.

In a saucepan melt butter and shortening over moderately low heat and remove pan from heat. In a large bowl whisk together eggs, sugar, molasses, spices, and salt and add butter mixture in a slow stream, whisking.

In a cup dissolve baking soda in warm water and whisk into batter. Sift flour over batter and whisk until combined well. Add boiling water in a slow stream, whisking, and pour batter into baking pan.

Bake gingerbread in middle of oven 45 minutes, or until a tester comes out clean. Cool gingerbread in pan on a rack.

Cut gingerbread into squares and serve warm or at room temperature with whipped cream.

Source:
Gourmet, January 1999 Mamada Bruce, Wellington, Ontario, Can

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