Favorite Old Fashioned Gingerbread

11 ingredients
9 steps

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup white sugar
  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 1 egg
  • 1 cup molasses
  • 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
  • 1 cup hot water

Directions

  1. 1
    Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
  2. 2
    Greased and flour one 9 inch square pan.
  3. 3
    Cream together the sugar and butter or margarine.
  4. 4
    Add egg, and beat well.
  5. 5
    Mix in the molasses.
  6. 6
    Sift together the flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, ginger and clove.
  7. 7
    Add dry ingredients to the creamed mixture; add the hot water, and mix well.
  8. 8
    Pour batter into pan and bake for one hour.
  9. 9
    Allow to cool in pan and serve.

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