hot water gingerbread

Name: Hot Water Gingerbread
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 45 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 1 cup(s) brown sugar; 1 cup(s) mozola oil; 1 cup(s) grandma's molasses; 2 - eggs; 1 teaspoon(s) cinnamon; 1 teaspoon(s) allspice, ground; 2 teaspoon(s) ginger (you can add more if you want); 1 cup(s) hot water; 2 teaspoon(s) baking soda; 2 cup(s) flour

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Sally-anne Trott

Bermuda, LA

Updated on Sep 6, 2011

Everytime we have a function, I'm asked to make the Gingerbread.

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prep time 15 Min

cook time 45 Min

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yield 6 - 8

Ingredients

1 cup brown sugar
1 cup mozola oil
1 cup grandma's molasses
2 - eggs
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon allspice, ground
2 teaspoons ginger (you can add more if you want)
1 cup hot water
2 teaspoons baking soda
2 cups flour

How To Make hot water gingerbread

Step 1

Boil water, turn down low until ready to use.

Step 2

In a separate bowl mix all dry ingredients together, except baking soda.
Step 3

Mix oil, brown sugar, molasses & eggs until well blended
Step 4

Gradually add dry ingredients, scraping sides of bowl enuring all is blended
Step 5

Carefully add baking soda to hot water (will foam up). Turn mixer down to lowest speed, slowly add hot water, a little at a time. Batter will be watery
Step 6

Bake in greased (Pam - Baking Spray) loaf pan @ 325 degrees for 45mins. (I use 3sml/2lrge laof pans)
Step 7

NOTE: Watch bakes fast
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