Standard Gingerbread

Ingredients

• dry ingredients
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 cup whole-wheat pastry flour
• 1 scant tablespoons dried ginger
• 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/8 teaspoon allspice
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
• wet ingredients
• 6 teaspoons butter, room temperature
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1 egg, room temperature
• 3/4 cup blackstrap molasses or grade B maple syrup
• 3/4 cup cold water or buttermilk, infused with a Bengal Spice teabag