Soft Gingerbread

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon shortening
• 1 cup brown sugar, or white
• 1 egg
• 1 cup molasses
• 3 cups flour
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 2 teaspoons ginger
• 1 teaspoon allspice
• 3 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1% cups sweet milk

Method

1. 1

   Soften shortening without melting, add sugar, egg, and cream together.

2. 2

   Stir in molasses, then add flour, spices, salt, and baking powder sifted together, and add milk.

3. 3

   Bake in shallow pan for 35 minutes at 325 degrees.

Nutrition per serving

As published

This recipe was extracted from The Gertrude Bobbitt Circle cook book (1948) by Central Methodist Church (Spencer, N.C.). Gertrude Bobbitt Circle, page 11. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

1/2 teaspoon salt Sift flour once, measure, add baking powder, soda, spices and salt, and sift together three times. Cream shortening thoroughly, add sugar gradually, and cream together until light and fluffy. Add egg and molasses; then flour, alternately with milk. Beat after each addition until smooth. Pour into greased pan or a ring mold. Bake in moderate over (350 degrees F.) ll/± hours. Serve with whipped cream. As a variation use gingerbread as the base for fruit shortcakes. Serves 6. Mrs. J. L. Stoudemire SOUTHERN SPICY GINGERBREAD (Very old recipe) 2 eggs 2 teaspoons each soda and gin- % cup brown sugar ger % cup molasses (home made is l^o teaspoon cinnamon best) V2 teaspoon each cloves, nutmeg % cup melted shortening and baking powder 2x/2 cups flour 1 cup boiling water Add beaten eggs to the sugar, molasses and melted shortening, then add the dry ingredients which have been mixed and sifted and lastly the hot water. Bake in small individual pans or in a shallow pan in moderate oven 350 degrees, 30 to 40 minutes. Miss Abbie Peeler 23 SOFT GINGERBREAD (Very old recipe, belonged to Mrs. Peeler's grandmother) 1 tablespoon shortening; 1 cup brown suiiar, or white, 1 egg, 1 cup molasses, 3 cups flour, 2 teaspoons cinnamon, 2 teaspoons ginger, 1 teaspoon allspice, 3 teaspoons baking powder, l/o teaspoon salt, 1% cups sweet milk

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