Gingerbread
A classic gingerbread recipe from the Royal Baker Pastry Cook.
Ingredients
- 1 cupful Brown sugar
- 1 tablespoonful Butter
- 1 cupful New Orleans molasses
- 2 teaspoonfuls Baking powder (Originally Royal Baking Powder.)
- 2 1/2 cupfuls Flour
- to taste Ginger or spice
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Instructions
- 1In a bowl, stir together the brown sugar and butter until they form a cream.
- 2Add the New Orleans molasses and mix well.
- 3In a separate bowl, stir the baking powder into the flour.
- 4Add ginger or other spices to taste.
- 5Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Bake in 1 large loaf for 1 hour, or in 2 small loaves for 30 minutes.
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