Pillsbury Gingerbread Mix Food

GINGERBREAD LOAVES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Grease 2 (8x4-inch) loaf pans with shortening or cooking spray. In large bowl, beat brown sugar and butter with electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy. Add eggs; beat well. In small bowl, stir molasses, water and baking soda until well mixed; beat into brown sugar mixture.
• Gradually stir in flour and remaining bread ingredients until well blended. Spoon batter evenly into pans.
• Bake 50 to 60 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pans on cooling rack 15 minutes; remove from pans. Cool completely, about 1 hour 15 minutes.
• In small bowl, stir together powdered sugar and enough lemon juice for desired consistency. Brush glaze over cooled loaves. Wrap tightly and store in refrigerator.

GINGERBREAD CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F.
• Grease (not oil) bottom only of 8 or 9 inch square pan.
• In a large bowl, combine first 7 ingredients.
• Add remaining ingredients; blend well.
• Pour batter into prepared pan.
• Bake at 350°F for 30-40 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
• For gingerbread muffins: use 12 paper baking cups in muffin tin instead of square pan and bake at 350 for 25 to 30 minutes.

GINGERBREAD PUMPKIN CAKE BARS

Steps:

• (All directions except for "PUMPKIN," "OVEN," and "TO SERVE," are copied from a "Trade Joe's Deep and Dark Gingerbread Cake Mix" box. Anything in () are things we added to the directions.).
• TO PREPARE: Preheat your oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Lightly grease the bottom and halfway up the sides of a normal 8x8x2 pan with butter, or cooking spray.
• MIX: Combine the egg, the oil, and the water into a bowl. Add the cake mix. Gently fold mix together (with wooden spoon), until the ingredients are moist.
• PUMPKIN: Add in the canned pumpkin. Mix WELL with wooden spoon for about 5 minutes and until mixture turns a oragneish-brown color, also be sure to get the bottom. The mixture should also have small lumps.
• PAN: Spread batter into the pan, filling the corners and leveling the top.
• OVEN: Bake the cake for one hour, and if the cake IS done, if you stick a toothpick, fork, knife, etc. in it, it should come out clean. Leave cake to cool until cake is FULLY cooled off.
• TO SERVE: Carefully cut cake into about 12 or so bars. If you want, sprinkle some powdered sugar on the top of each bar. Serve them on a plate, or take 'em to go!

GINGER APPLE DESSERT

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375*F.
• In mixing bowl, combine gingerbread mix and water. Blend at low speed; then beat 2 minutes at medium speed.
• Stir in apple slices.
• Pour into greased 8-9 inch square pan.
• Combine topping ingredients; crumble over batter.
• Bake 25 to 30 minutes or until the top springs back when lightly touched in center.
• Serve warm or cool.