Old Fashioned Ginger Cakes Recipe

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Old Fashioned Ginger Cakes
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Ingredients:

  • 1/2 cup molasses
  • 1/4 cup butter
  • 2 cups flour
  • 1/2 tbsp ginger
  • 1/4 cup boiling water
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp cinnamon

Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 350. Sift together the flour, salt, ginger, and cinnamon. Stir the soda into the molasses. Melt the butter in the boiling water. Turn both wet mixtures into a bowl and stir in the flour mixture. Add more flour if needed, but keep the dough as soft as can be handled. Drop by teaspoonfuls unto an greased cookie sheet.
  2. Bake until just turning brown at the edges. This recipe will make about twenty cakes.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 279.4 Kcal (1170 kJ)
Calories from fat 96.77 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 10.75g 17%
Cholesterol 12.2mg 4%
Sodium 916.37mg 38%
Potassium 308.55mg 7%
Total Carbs 42.61g 14%
Sugars 12.65g 51%
Dietary Fiber 3.39g 14%
Protein 3.85g 8%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 2%
Iron 2.7mg 15%
Calcium 126.4mg 13%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 363.04 Kcal (1520 kJ)
Calories from fat 125.75 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 13.97g 17%
Cholesterol 15.85mg 4%
Sodium 1190.71mg 38%
Potassium 400.93mg 7%
Total Carbs 55.36g 14%
Sugars 16.43g 51%
Dietary Fiber 4.4g 14%
Protein 5.01g 8%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 2%
Iron 3.6mg 15%
Calcium 164.3mg 13%

* 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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Weightwatchers Points

  • 5.8
    Points
  • 7
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • low cholesterol,
  • good source of fiber

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium

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