Soft Gingerbread

10 ingredients
5 steps

Ingredients

  • 3 c. flour, sifted
  • 1 tsp. soda
  • 2 tsp. ground cinnamon
  • 1 tsp. cloves
  • 1/4 tsp. nutmeg
  • 1/2 c. butter or margarine
  • 2 eggs, well beaten
  • 1 c. light molasses
  • 1/4 c. boiling water
  • 1 c. sour milk or buttermilk

Directions

  1. 1
    Sift the first 6 ingredients together; set aside.
  2. 2
    Cream the butter. Add sugar gradually, beating until fluffy. Add the eggs in thirds, beating well after each addition.
  3. 3
    Add mixture of the molasses and water gradually, mixing well.
  4. 4
    Alternately add the dry ingredients in fourths and sour milk in thirds to creamed mixture, mixing until blended after each addition.
  5. 5
    Pour batter into a well-greased 13 x 9 x 2-inch pan. Bake at 350° about 30 minutes until gingerbread tests done.

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