gingerbread
A friend served this Gingerbread for an after the holidays get-together and it was so good. She found the recipe in a local newspaper. This recipe is enhanced with brown butter that brings a nutty flavor to the Gingerbread. Serve it warm with whipped cream. Cover and refrigerate. TIP/Option: Spread some butter cream frosting on top sprinkled with a little crystallized ginger; and/or also add a couple crumbled/chopped gingersnap cookies on the center of the frosting or whipped cream.
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yield
16 serving(s)
prep time
35 Min
cook time
55 Min
method
Bake
Ingredients For gingerbread
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1 Tbspsoftened butter (about 1 tbsp), for greasing pan
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2-1/2 cflour
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5 tspground ginger
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1 tspground cinnamon
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1/2 tspground cloves (optional)
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3/4 tspkosher salt
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1/2 tspbaking powder
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1/2 tspbaking soda
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3/4 cmolasses
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2 stick(1 cup) unsalted butter, cut up
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1 cwhole milk
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4eggs
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1-1/2 csugar
How To Make gingerbread
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1Generously butter a 9-by-9-by-2 (or 3) inch square baking pan. Heat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
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2In large mixing bowl, whisk together flour, ginger, cinnamon, salt, baking powder, baking soda and optional ground cloves and/or pepper. Measure molasses into quart-sized heatproof measuring cup.
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3On medium, heat butter in medium saucepan. Let sputter until nut-scented and pan bottom is flecked with brown bits. Start checking at 5 minutes, but it may take 14 minutes to brown. Whisk brown butter (and brown bits) into molasses. Whisk in milk.
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4Using an electric mixer, whip eggs until pale and fluffy, about 4 minutes. Still whipping, blend in sugar. Scrape down sides and bottom of bowl. Whipping on medium speed, drizzle in brown butter mixture. Gradually add flour mixture beating just until combined. Scrape sides and bottom again and mix in any recalcitrant streaks. Pour into prepared pan.
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5Bake until springy in the center and cake begins to pull away from the sides of the pan, 50-60 minutes. Serve warm, with whipped cream. Makes one 9-inch square (or 9-inch oblong/larger size).
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