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Gingerbread
 
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Prep Time: 20 Minutes
Cook Time: 45 Minutes
Ready In: 65 Minutes
Servings: 10
From What's Cooking at Harmony? cookbook. Recipe is over 100 years old.
Ingredients:
1/2 cup sugar
1/4 cup butter
1/4 cup shortening
1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
2 teaspoons cinnamon
2 teaspoons ginger
1 teaspoon allspice
1 egg
1 cup dark cane syrup
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup hot water
2 1/2 cups sifted flour
Directions:
1. Cream butter, shortning, and sugar.
2. Mix in egg, molasses, and the other dry ingredints sifted together.
3. Add hot water, beating until smooth.
4. In a parchment lined, greased jelly-roll pan, pour the batter (which will be very thin).
5. Cook at 300 degrees until batter has risen.
6. Cook at 350 degrees until toothpick comes out clean.
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