Gingerbread
Created by JoanWagnerTeller on May 3, 2020
- Servings: 20
- Prep Time: 30m
- Cook Time: 35m
- Recipe #34837
Ingredients
- ¼ cup butter (no substitutions)
- ¼ cup lard
- 1 egg, beaten
- 2½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1½ teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon ginger
- ½ teaspoon ground cloves
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup dark molasses (blackstrap molasses works best)
- 1 cup hot water
How to Make
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Step 1: Mix together the butter and the lard.
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Step 2: Cream shortening and sugar.
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Step 3: Add egg and molasses.
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Step 4: Sift dry ingredients and add to first mixture.
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Step 5: Add hot water and beat smooth. Batter is soft but makes a fine cake.
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Step 6: Bake in large shallow greased pan, 9"x13"x2", for about 35 minutes at 325-350' F.
Nutritional Facts
- Serving Size: 1 (113.6 g)
- Calories 349.1
- Total Fat - 6.7 g
- Saturated Fat - 2.9 g
- Cholesterol - 53.7 mg
- Sodium - 449.9 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 62.9 g
- Dietary Fiber - 1.9 g
- Sugars - 12.8 g
- Protein - 8.3 g
- Calcium - 53.9 mg
- Iron - 1.8 mg
- Vitamin C - 0 mg
- Thiamin - 0.1 mg