Kentucky Gingerbread Recipe

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Kentucky Gingerbread
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Ingredients
14
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Nutrition
5288
Calories
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Ingredients:

  • 1 stick (1/2 cup) unsalted butter
  • 3 large eggs
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1/2 tsp ground cloves
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1 tbsp warm water
  • accompaniment: whipped cream

Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease and flour a 9- by 2-inch square baking pan, knocking out excess flour.
  2. 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.
  3. Bake gingerbread in middle of oven 45 minutes, or until a tester comes out clean. Cool gingerbread in pan on a rack.
  4. Cut gingerbread into squares and serve warm or at room temperature with whipped cream.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 5287.97 Kcal (22140 kJ)
Calories from fat 2751.44 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 305.72g 470%
Cholesterol 1109mg 370%
Sodium 2496.67mg 104%
Potassium 8627.7mg 184%
Total Carbs 538.38g 179%
Sugars 325.52g 1302%
Dietary Fiber 8.92g 36%
Protein 47.36g 95%
Vitamin C 0.4mg 1%
Vitamin A 2.3mg 76%
Iron 69.7mg 387%
Calcium 1843.5mg 184%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 386.89 Kcal (1620 kJ)
Calories from fat 201.31 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 22.37g 470%
Cholesterol 81.14mg 370%
Sodium 182.67mg 104%
Potassium 631.23mg 184%
Total Carbs 39.39g 179%
Sugars 23.82g 1302%
Dietary Fiber 0.65g 36%
Protein 3.47g 95%
Vitamin A 0.2mg 76%
Iron 5.1mg 387%
Calcium 134.9mg 184%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 130.4
    Points
  • 141
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium,
  • High in Sugar,
  • High in Total Fat

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