Olde Tyme Hot Water 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.

HOT WATER GINGERBREAD

Steps:

• Combine flour, sugar, salt, ginger and baking soda; set aside. In a bowl, beat egg, molasses, water and butter until smooth. Gradually add the dry ingredients; beat for 1 minute. Pour into a greased 8-in. square baking pan. Combine the sugar and cinnamon; sprinkle evenly over gingerbread. , Bake at 350° for 25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool completely before cutting. Top each square with whipped topping.

OLD FASHION GINGERBREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Grease a 9-in. square baking pan; set aside. In a large bowl, mix butter, shortening and boiling water until smooth; cool slightly. Beat in eggs and molasses until well blended. In another bowl, whisk flour, ginger, baking powder, cinnamon, salt and baking soda; gradually beat into molasses mixture. Transfer to prepared pan., Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 35-40 minutes. Cool completely on wire rack. If desired, sprinkle with confectioners' sugar before serving.

HOT WATER GINGERBREAD

Steps:

• Combine flour, sugar, salt, ginger, and baking soda; set aside.
• In mixing bowl, combine eggs, molasses, water, and butter, beating until smooth.
• Gradually add dry ingredients.
• Pour into greased 8 inch square baking dish.
• Mix sugar and cinnamon together and sprinkle evenly over batter.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean.
• Cool before cutting, and serve with dollop of whipped cream.

FAVORITE OLD FASHIONED GINGERBREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9-inch square pan.
• In a large bowl, cream together the sugar and butter. Beat in the egg, and mix in the molasses.
• In a bowl, sift together the flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, ginger, and cloves. Blend into the creamed mixture. Stir in the hot water. Pour into the prepared pan.
• Bake 1 hour in the preheated oven, until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean. Allow to cool in pan before serving.

OLDE TYME HOT WATER GINGERBREAD

Steps:

• preheat oven to 350*.grease and flour a 9x13" baking pan.set aside.
• Mix sorghum with sugar and butter.
• sift together flour, baking soda, ginger, cloves, cinnamon and salt.
• add dry ingredients to sorghum mixture and blend well.
• add boiling water until well blended.stir in well beaten eggs --
• pour into prepareed pan and bake until top springs back when softly touched (approximately 20-25 minutes)
• let cool before removing from pan.
• makes 15-20 squares.
• this is a very thin batter.but do not add more flour.
• can also be made into layer cakes with filling between layers and on top -- .