12/22/2007

Gingerbread

Gingerbread

Ingredients:
Bread:
2 cup Flour, all-purpose, sifted
2 teaspoons Baking powder
¼ teaspoons Soda
2 teaspoons Ginger
1 teaspoon Cinnamon
½ teaspoon Salt
1/3 cup Shortening
½ cup Sugar
1 Egg, beaten
2/3 cup Molasses
¾ cup Sour or buttermilk
Sauce:
2 tablespoons Flour
¼ cup Sugar
1 cup Milk

Instructions:
Sift flour once, measure, add baking powder, soda, spices & salt and sift 3 times. Cream shortening thoroughly. Add sugar gradually and cream together until light and fluffy. Add eggs and molasses; then flour. Alternately with milk. Beat after each addition until smooth. Pour into greased pan or a ring mold. Bake in moderate oven, 350°, for 35 minutes.
Sauce: Sprinkle 2 tablespoons flour over ¼ cup sugar and mix; add 1-cup milk. Cook until it begins to thicken. Pour over each square when served.

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