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Gingerbread

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  • Servings: 15
  • Prep: 10m
  • Cook: 45m
    • The following recipe serves 15 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/2 cup butter (and lard mixed, it'll work just fine if you use all butter)
  • 1 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 cup molasses (Brer Rabbit Molasses)
  • 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour (sifted flour)
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup water, hot
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: Cream shortening and sugar.

  • Step 2: Add beaten egg, molasses, then dry ingredients which have been sifted together.

  • Step 3: Add hot water last and beat until smooth.

  • Step 4: Bake in greased shallow pan 40-45 minutes in moderate oven (350° F). Makes 15 portions.

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