Mendenhall Sourdough Gingerbread

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 cup sourdough starter
• 1/2 cup hot water
• 1/2 cup molasses
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
• 1 large egg
• 1 1/2 cups unbleached flour
• 1 teaspoon ginger
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 cup butter, or shortening

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 375 degrees f.
• 2 cream together the brown sugar and shortening.
• 3 then add molasses and egg, beating continuously; set aside
• 4 in a separate bowl, sift dry ingredients together and blend into hot water.
• 5 then beat this mixture into creamed mixture.
• 6 as the last step, add the sourdough starter slowly, mixing carefully to maintain a bubbly batter.
• 7 pour into lightly buttered and floured 8"x8" baking pan and bake at 375 degrees f for about 30 minutes or until done.
• 8 best served with ice cream or whipped cream while still hot.