Favorite Old Fashioned Gingerbread Food

OLD FASHIONED GINGERBREAD CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 F
• Grease and flour an 8"x 8" square pan (or line the pan with parchment paper.) *
• Sift together dry ingredients in a large bowl.
• Add the butter, molasses and egg and beat for two minutes or 300 strokes by hand. (This is a very old recipe...)
• Add the boiling water.
• Beat for another two minutes and turn into prepared pan.
• Bake 50-55 minutes, or until cake springs back when lightly touched.

OLD-FASHIONED GINGERBREAD

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease an 8 by 8-inch cake pan and line with parchment paper. Grease and flour the pan.
• Place the rum and raisins in a small pan, cover and heat until the rum boils. Turn off the heat and set aside. Place the butter and molasses in another small pan and bring to a boil over medium heat. Pour the mixture into the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. Cool for 5 minutes, then mix in the sour cream and orange zest.
• Meanwhile, sift the flour, baking soda, ginger, cinnamon, cloves, and salt together in a small bowl. Mix with your hands until combined. With the mixer on low speed, slowly add the flour mixture to the molasses mixture and mix only until smooth. Drain the raisins and add them and crystallized ginger to the mixture with a spatula. Pour into the prepared pan and bake for about 35 minutes, until a toothpick comes out clean. Set aside to cool completely.
• When the cake has cooled, whisk together the confectioners' sugar and orange juice and pour it onto the gingerbread, allowing it to drip down the sides. Allow the glaze to set. Cut the gingerbread into 9 squares.

OLD-FASHIONED GINGERBREAD RING

Steps:

• Make Gingerbread Ring:.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• Grease and flour a 5-1/2 cup round mold.
• Into medium bowl, sift flour with baking soda, salt, and spices. Set aside.
• In large bowl, using portable electric mixer, beat egg with molasses, butter, and 1/2 cup hot water until well combined.
• Gradually beat in flour mixture, beating until smooth.
• Turn into prepared round mold; bake 25 minutes, or until cake tester inserted in center comes out clean.
• While gingerbread bakes, make Apple Filling.
• Apple Filling:.
• Fold applesauce and sugar into whipped cream, to combine well. Refrigerate until serving.
• Let gingerbread cool in pan 10 minutes. Then turn out, and serve warm, or let cool completely on wire rack.
• Fill center of ring with Apple Filling, and serve.

OLD FASHIONED GINGERBREAD COOKIES

Steps:

• Combine first four ingredients in large bowl.
• Add eggs.
• Mix dry ingredients together and add to wet.
• Mix well.
• Cover and refrigerate overnight.
• Roll dough out on Pam (or other non-stick cooking spray) covered surface (I roll mine out thick,I like a thicker cookie) Cut with desired shapes.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes.
• These cookies freeze well and are softer and more flavorful after freezing.

OLD-FASHIONED GINGERBREAD

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 350°F Butter an 8x8-inch cake pan. Sift together the flour, baking soda, ginger, cinnamon, cloves, and salt onto a sheet of waxed paper. Set aside.
• In a large mixing bowl, beat the butter until light and creamy. Add the sugar and continue beating until light and fluffy. Add the egg and beat until well combined. Scrape down the sides of the bowl and pour in the molasses in a slow, steady stream, beating all the while. Add half of the sifted dry ingredients and mix just until well combined. Mix in the remaining dry ingredients. Slowly pour in the cold water and stir until well incorporated.
• Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake until a skewer inserted in the center comes out clean, 35 to 40 minute Let cool in the pan about 1 hour before serving.
• Beat the cream until thickened. Slowly pour in the syrup and continue beating until the cream holds soft peaks. Cut the cake into squares; serve with the whipped cream.

OLD-FASHIONED GINGERBREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°.
• Cream together butter and sugar, then beat in molasses and egg.
• Mix all dry ingredients together in a separate bowl.
• Add the dry ingredients to the creamed butter/sugar mixture and mix until well blended.
• Cover and refrigerate for one hour.
• Roll out dough on a lightly floured surface to about a 3/4-inch thickness.
• Cut into 3-inch squares, or use your choice of cookie cutters to cut out shapes.
• Place on cookie sheets and bake 7-8 minutes.
• Transfer to a rack to cool completely.
• If you plan to ice your gingerbread, prepare the icing now.
• Mix all icing ingredients together in a small bowl until smooth.