Gingerbread

Name: Gingerbread
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

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

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.