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Mom's Gingerbread
 
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Prep Time: 15 Minutes
Cook Time: 35 Minutes
Ready In: 50 Minutes
Servings: 6
Old fashioned molasses gingerbread, moist and heavy. Serve with whipped cream.
Ingredients:
3/4 cup molasses
1/3 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup shortening
2 eggs
1/2 cup boiling water
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 1/2 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
3/4 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon ginger
1 teaspoon cinnamon
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease 9 X 9 baking pan.
2. Cream molasses, sugar, shortening and eggs; set aside. Boil water, stir in baking soda, set aside. Sift together remaining dry ingredients, blend into creamed mixture. Add boiled water with baking soda (should still be very hot), mix well.
3. Bake at 350 degrees for 35 minutes.
By RecipeOfHealth.com