Soft Gingerbread
A classic soft gingerbread recipe from 1888.
Ingredients
- 0.5 cupful Butter
- 2 cupfuls Molasses
- 1 cupful Sugar
- 4 cupfuls Flour
- 1 cupful Milk
- 4 Eggs
- 1 teaspoonful Royal Baking Powder
- Ginger (to taste)
- Cloves (to taste)
Instructions
- 1In a large bowl, cream together 1/2 cupful of butter and 1 cupful of sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in 4 eggs one at a time, then stir in 2 cupfuls of molasses.
- 2In a separate bowl, whisk together 4 cupfuls of flour, 1 teaspoonful of Royal Baking Powder, ginger and cloves to taste. Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients, alternating with 1 cupful of milk, until well combined.
- 3Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Pour batter into a greased and floured baking pan. Bake for 30-35 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
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