Mary Ball Washington's Gingerbread Recipe

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Mary Ball Washington's Gingerbread
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Ingredients
18
Count
Nutrition
302
Calories
Total time
105
Minutes
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Ingredients:

  • 3 cups all-purpose flour (sifted)
  • 2 tbsp ginger
  • 1 1/2 tsp cinnamon
  • 1 1/2 tsp nutmeg
  • 1 1/2 tsp mace
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 cup raisins
  • 1/4 cup dark brown sugar , firmly packed
  • 1/2 cup honey
  • 1/4 cup rum or 1/4 cup bourbon or 1/4 cup brandy or 1/4 cup sherry wine
  • 1/2 cup milk
  • 3 large eggs (beaten )
  • 1/4 cup orange juice (reserve rind before squeezing oranges)
  • 2 tbsp warm water

Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 350. Line a 13x9 pan with aluminum foil, making sure to cover the sides of the pan as well as the bottom. Butter the foil and set pan aside.
  2. Sift together the flour, ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg, mace, cream of tartar, and salt. Set aside.
  3. Cover the raisins with boiling water and let stand for 5 minutes. Drain in a strainer, then spread on paper towels to dry.
  4. In large bowl with an electric mixer, cream butter until soft. Add sugar and beat to mix. Add molasses and honey and beat well. Add sifted dry ingredients in three additions, alternating with bourbon and milk in one addition, and eggs and orange juice in the other addition.
  5. Dissolve baking soda in warm water and mix into the batter.
  6. Remove bowl from mixer and stir in grated orange rind and raisins.
  7. Turn into prepared pan and smooth the top.
  8. Bake 45-50 minutes, or until the top springs back when lightly touched.
  9. Let cake cool in pan for 10 minutes. Then cover pan with a cookie sheet, invert pan, remove pan, peel off foil, cover with large rack, and turn gingerbread so it finishes cooling right-side up.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 302.3 Kcal (1266 kJ)
Calories from fat 64.36 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 7.15g 11%
Cholesterol 50.27mg 17%
Sodium 181.67mg 8%
Potassium 499.57mg 11%
Total Carbs 55.2g 18%
Sugars 28.59g 114%
Dietary Fiber 1.64g 7%
Protein 4.26g 9%
Vitamin C 2.6mg 4%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 2%
Iron 1.9mg 10%
Calcium 73.4mg 7%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 290.17 Kcal (1215 kJ)
Calories from fat 61.78 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 6.86g 11%
Cholesterol 48.25mg 17%
Sodium 174.37mg 8%
Potassium 479.52mg 11%
Total Carbs 52.99g 18%
Sugars 27.44g 114%
Dietary Fiber 1.58g 7%
Protein 4.09g 9%
Vitamin C 2.5mg 4%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 2%
Iron 1.8mg 10%
Calcium 70.4mg 7%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.

Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 6.3
    Points
  • 8
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free

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