angel gingerbread
(2 RATINGS)
this recipe comes from "The Time reader's book of recipes" 1949, given me by my grandmother when i was a young teen. it is a particularly good gingerbread, submitted originally by Mrs. E. J. Hutchinson of ME
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prep time
15 Min
cook time
30 Min
method
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yield
12 serving(s)
Ingredients
- 1 cup sifted flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon ginger
- 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon, ground
- 1/4 teaspoon cloves, ground
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup shortening
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup molasses
- 1 - egg
- 1/2 cup boiling water
How To Make angel gingerbread
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Step 1Sift flour. Measure. Sift again with soda, spices and salt.
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Step 2Cream shortening until soft. Beat in sugar and molasses with rotary egg beater until well blended. Add egg. Beat well. Add flour. Mix well.
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Step 3Add boiling water. Stir until well blended. Bake in greased waxed paper lined 8-inch square pan in moderate oven (350) for 30 minutes or until done. Makes 12 squares.
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Step 4"This is even more heavenly with whipped cream."
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