Marie's Gingerbread Recipe

"This recipe comes from Marie, the family's cook when my mother was a child before World War I. Marie never measured anything, except by "a handful," or "a bit," or "enough," so my mother stood by her when she made this once and measured everything before it went into the bowl. It's the best gingerbread I've ever put in my mouth."

Original is 6-9 servings

Metric US

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Nutritional

Serving Size: 1 (298.7 g)
Calories 955.2
Total Fat - 29.7 g
Saturated Fat - 4.9 g
Cholesterol - 29.6 mg
Sodium - 1515 mg
Total Carbohydrate - 113.3 g
Dietary Fiber - 24.9 g
Sugars - 74.9 g
Protein - 71.1 g
Calcium - 568.9 mg
Iron - 15.5 mg
Vitamin C - 0.1 mg
Thiamin - 1.7 mg

Step by Step Method

Step 1

Cream butter and sugar together.

Step 2

Add beaten egg.

Step 3

Sift dry ingredients together.

Step 4

Mix the molasses and hot water.

Step 5

Add the wet and dry ingredients to the butter and sugar alternately, in about 3 or 4 additions, and beat well.

Step 6

Bake in an 8 or 9 inch square pan in a moderate oven (350° – 375°F) oven for 45 to 60 minutes, or until a broom straw (remember those?!) or a toothpick comes out clean.