Warm Gingerbread With Lemon Glaze Food

CONTEST-WINNING GINGERBREAD WITH LEMON SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Beat shortening, sugar, molasses and eggs until well blended. Combine next five ingredients; add to molasses mixture alternately with hot water. , Pour into a greased 13x9-in. baking pan. Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 35-40 minutes. Cool on a wire rack., Meanwhile, for lemon sauce, combine first five ingredients in a small saucepan until smooth. Cook and stir over medium-high heat until thickened and bubbly. Reduce heat; cook and stir 2 minutes longer. Remove from heat. , Stir a small amount of hot filling into egg yolks; return all to pan, stirring constantly. Bring to a gentle boil; cook and stir 2 minutes longer. Remove from heat. Gently stir in butter, lemon juice and zest, increasing juice if needed to thin sauce. Serve with warm cake. Refrigerate leftover sauce.

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.

GINGERBREAD CAKE WITH LEMON GLAZE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Grease and lightly flour a 9-inch square baking pan.
• Whisk flour, ginger, baking soda, cinnamon, salt, and Chinese five-spice powder in a bowl.
• Stir sugar, molasses, oil, and egg into flour mixture until just combined.
• Pour in boiling water and whisk until the batter is smooth and shiny, about 1 minute.
• Pour batter into prepared baking pan. Tap pan gently on the counter to remove any air bubbles.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 35 minutes.
• Mix powdered sugar, lemon juice, and lemon zest in a bowl until sugar dissolves.
• Pour lemon juice mixture over cake while cake is still hot. Spread the mixture around with a spatula to ensure even distribution. Let cake cool completely before serving.

GINGERBREAD MUFFINS WITH LEMON GLAZE

Steps:

• For gingerbread muffins: Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Lightly butter 16 standard (1/3-cup) muffin cups.
• Whisk flour, baking soda, ginger, cinnamon, cloves and salt in medium bowl to blend.
• Using electric mixer, beat unsalted butter and sugar in large bowl to blend.
• Add large eggs and beat to blend.
• Beat in light molasses.
• Add half of dry ingredients, beating until blended.
• Beat in remaining dry ingredients.
• Gradually add 1 1/3 cups cold water and beat until incorporated.
• Divide batter equally among 16 prepared muffin cups.
• Bake gingerbread until tester inserted into center comes out clean, about 25 minutes.
• Transfer to rack and cool 10 minutes.
• Remove muffins from pan and place on rack over sheet of foil.
• For lemon glaze: Whisk powdered sugar and lemon juice in small bowl until smooth.
• Spoon lemon glaze over tops of warm muffins, using about 1 tablespoon glaze for each.
• Serve muffins warm with whipped cream, if desired, or at room temperature.

GINGERBREAD MUFFINS WITH LEMON GLAZE

Steps:

• For gingerbread muffins:
• Preheat oven to 350°F. Lightly butter 16 standard (1/3-cup) muffin cups. Whisk flour, baking soda, ginger, cinnamon, cloves and salt in medium bowl to blend.
• Using electric mixer, beat unsalted butter and sugar in large bowl to blend. Add large eggs and beat to blend. Beat in light molasses. Add half of dry ingredients, beating until blended. Beat in remaining dry ingredients. Gradually add 1 1/3 cups cold water and beat until incorporated. Divide batter equally among 16 prepared muffin cups.
• Bake gingerbread until tester inserted into center comes out clean, about 25 minutes. Transfer to rack and cool 10 minutes. Remove muffins from pan and place on rack over sheet of foil.
• For lemon glaze:
• Whisk powdered sugar and lemon juice in small bowl until smooth. Spoon lemon glaze over tops of warm muffins, using about 1 tablespoon glaze for each.
• Serve muffins warm with whipped cream, if desired, or at room temperature.

GINGERBREAD WITH LEMON SAUCE

Steps:

• Gingerbread: Grease 9x9x2" baking pan.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Sift flour, sugar, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, ginger, and cloves into a large bowl.
• Stir in the wheat germ.
• Beat eggs in a medium size bowl until frothy.
• Stir in buttermilk, molasses and oil, mixing well.
• Stir liquid ingredients into dry ingredients, mixing well.
• Pour into prepared pan.
• Bake in oven for 35 minutes or until top springs back when pressed.
• Cool in pan on wire rack.
• Cut into squares.
• Serve warm with Lemon Sauce.
• Lemon Sauce: Combine sugar, cornstarch and salt in a small saucepan, mixing well.
• Stir in boiling water and bring to boil again, stirring constantly.
• Lower heat and simmer, stirring, until sauce is thickened and clear.
• Stir in butter, lemon rind and juice.
• Pour over warm Gingerbread.

MOIST GINGERBREAD CAKE WITH LEMON GLAZE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Grease an 8-inch springform cake pan and line bottom with parchment paper.
• In a bowl, whisk flour, cocoa, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Set aside. In a large bowl combine brown sugar, turbinado, ginger, zest of 1 lemon and oil. Beat in egg.
• Place beer, molasses and coffee in a deep pot, at least 3 quarts. Bring to a boil. Remove from heat and stir in baking soda. Mixture will bubble up. Allow to cool 5 minutes.
• Whisk flour mixture alternately with beer mixture into brown sugar mixture, in 3 shifts. Pour batter in pan and bake 40 minutes without opening oven. Give pan a 180-degree turn and bake another 15 minutes, until cake is springy and a tester comes out clean. Cool on a rack. When cool, remove sides of pan, invert briefly to remove bottom of pan and paper and set upright on a plate.
• Place confectioners' sugar in a bowl, whisk in remaining zest and salt, then lemon juice (add up to 2 additional tablespoons to moisten if necessary). Spread over top of cake, allowing glaze to drip down the sides.

GINGERBREAD COOKIES WITH LEMON GLAZE

Steps:

• TO MAKE DOUGH: In medium bowl, combine all-purpose flour, almond flour, baking soda, salt, lemon zest, ginger, cinnamon, cardamom, nutmeg, cloves and white pepper. Set aside. In large mixing bowl, use stand mixer or handheld to beat butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy. Add molasses, eggs and vanilla. Beat until thoroughly combined. Add flour mixture. Stir gently to combine.
• TO CHILL DOUGH: wrap dough in bowl covered with plastic wrap. Refrigerate for at least 2 hours and up to 3 days.
• TO BAKE. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• TO BAKE COOKIES: drop dough by rounded tablespoons onto baking sheet leaving 2 inches between cookies. Bake for 10 mins or until golden brown. Cool 5 mins then transfer. Cool completely.
• TO GLAZE COOKIES: In a small bowl, whisk together powdered sugar and lemon juice. Drizzle or spoon glaze over cooled cookies.
• STORE: In an air tight container for up to a few days -- I am not sure whether these freeze well or store in fridge either -- will update once I make them!