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Old-fashioned Virginia Gingerbread Recipe

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Old-fashioned Virginia Gingerbread
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Ingredients
16
Count
Nutrition
370
Calories
Total time
25
Minutes
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Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. Position rack in center of oven and preheat to 350 degrees.
  2. Spray twelve 1-cup custard cups with nonstick vegetable cooking spray. (I used either a 9 x9 or larger,can't remember, square baking pan instead of custard cups)
  3. Sift flour, ginger and cinnamon together.
  4. Combine the molasses and soda in a small bowl.
  5. Using electric mixer, cream butter in a large bowl until light and fluffy (about 3 minutes)
  6. Gradually beat in sugar.
  7. Beat in yolks 1 at a time.
  8. Fold in dry ingredients alternately with milk, beginning and ending with dry ingredients and mixing only enough to blend.
  9. Add molasses mixture.
  10. Using clean dry beaters, beat whites in medium bowl until soft peaks form.
  11. Fold whites into batter.
  12. Spoon scant 1/2 cup batter into each custard cup. Arrange cups on heavy , large baking sheet, spacing well apart.
  13. Bake until gingerbread is springy to touch, about 25 minutes.
  14. Cool 5 minutes on rack.
  15. Run knife around edge of each to loosen and invert onto plates.
  16. Top with Brown Sugar Sauce.
  17. ***Brown Sugar Sauce***
  18. (When properly made, this sauce will be caramel-like and very dark.To ensure a smooth sauce, the trick is to keep the flame as low as possible under the sauce. The sauce should warm just to the point at which all the sugar crystals dissolve, but not to where the eggs cook and overthicken it.)
  19. Cream butter with sugar in processor until light and smooth. With machine running, add eggs 1 at a time and beat for 1 minute.
  20. Transfer mixture to top of double boiler set over barely simmering water.
  21. Blend in hot water (or orange juice)
  22. Adjust heat so water is just below simmering point.
  23. Cook until sugar dissolves and sauce is smooth, stirring briskly every 20 minutes, about 1 1/2 hours.
  24. Mix in bourbon and cook 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
  25. Serve warm.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 369.6 Kcal (1547 kJ)
Calories from fat 65.61 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 7.29g 11%
Cholesterol 73.67mg 25%
Sodium 158.41mg 7%
Potassium 524.74mg 11%
Total Carbs 75.75g 25%
Sugars 74.93g 300%
Dietary Fiber 0.06g 0%
Protein 2.42g 5%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 2%
Iron 2.3mg 13%
Calcium 127.5mg 13%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 303.92 Kcal (1272 kJ)
Calories from fat 53.95 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 5.99g 11%
Cholesterol 60.58mg 25%
Sodium 130.26mg 7%
Potassium 431.48mg 11%
Total Carbs 62.29g 25%
Sugars 61.61g 300%
Dietary Fiber 0.05g 0%
Protein 1.99g 5%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 2%
Iron 1.9mg 13%
Calcium 104.8mg 13%

* 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

  • 8
    Points
  • 10
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • low sodium

Bad Points

  • High in Sugar

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