Ginger Bars

Name: Ginger Bars
Ingredients: 1 cup unbleached flour; 1 cup almond meal; 1.75 cups whole wheat flour; 1.5 t baking powder; .5 t baking soda; 4 t ground ginger; 1 t ground cinnamon; .5 t ground cloves; 1.5 sticks salted butter; 1.5 cups sugar; 2 eggs; .5 cup black strap molasses; 2 t lemon juice; .75 cup diced candied ginger

14 ingredients

1 steps

Ingredients

1 cup unbleached flour
1 cup almond meal
1.75 cups whole wheat flour
1.5 t baking powder
.5 t baking soda
4 t ground ginger
1 t ground cinnamon
.5 t ground cloves
1.5 sticks salted butter
1.5 cups sugar
2 eggs
.5 cup black strap molasses
2 t lemon juice
.75 cup diced candied ginger

Directions

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{"0":"Preheat oven to 350F.","1":"Line standard sized jelly roll pan with aluminum foil. Grease generously with butter.","3":"In medium bowl,whisk together dry ingredients thoroughly. Set aside.","4":"In large mixer bowl, beat butter and sugar until well-blended and fluffy. Add eggs, molasses and lemon juice, mix until well-combined. Slowly, over two minutes, add dry ingredients, scraping bowl once. Stir in chopped ginger.","5":"With rubber spatula, scrape in mounds onto prepared sheet.","6":"Wet hands with water. Using hands, spread batter evenly in pan.","7":"Bake 18-24 minutes.","8":"Cool completely before cutinng into 1.5 inch squares."}