Upside-Down Apple Gingerbread

Name: Upside-Down Apple Gingerbread
Ingredients: 1/4 cup butter (one-half stick); 1/2 cup light brown sugar; 2 large baking apples; 3 tablespoons sugar; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 1 teaspoon salt; 1 1/4 teaspoons ground ginger; 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg; 1/2 cup shortening; 1 large egg; unsulphured molasses; 1/2 cup milk; 2 1/4 cups sifted all-purpose flour; 1/2 cup hot water; heavy cream, whipped (optional)

16 ingredients

5 steps

Ingredients

1/4 cup butter (one-half stick)
1/2 cup light brown sugar
2 large baking apples
3 tablespoons sugar
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 1/4 teaspoons ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/2 cup shortening
1 large egg
unsulphured molasses
1/2 cup milk
2 1/4 cups sifted all-purpose flour
1/2 cup hot water
heavy cream, whipped (optional)

Directions

1

Preheat the oven to 325 degrees.
2

Melt the butter in a 10-inch heavy-bottomed skillet. Sprinkle the brown sugar uniformly over the bottom. Peel, core, and cut apples into one-half inch crosswise slices. Arrange them in the bottom of the skillet, overlapping the edges.
3

Combine the next 7 ingredients in a mixing bowl and mix well. Beat in the egg. Stir in the molasses. Add the milk alternately with the flour. Beat in the hot water.
4

Spoon the batter over the apples and bake for 45 to 50 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool in the pan 10 minutes, then invert onto a serving plate, but do not remove the pan for 5 minutes. This permits sugar and butter topping to run down over cake. Serve with the whipped cream, if desired.
5

Makes one 9-inch square gingerbread.