Old-fashioned Gingerbread

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 large egg
• 1 cup molasses
• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup hot water

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°f (175°c).
• 2 grease and flour a 9-inch square pan.
• 3 in a large bowl, cream together the sugar and butter.
• 4 beat in the egg, and mix in the molasses.
• 5 in a bowl, sift together the flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, ginger, cloves and salt.
• 6 blend into the creamed mixture.
• 7 stir in the hot water.
• 8 pour into the prepared pan.
• 9 bake 1 hour in the preheated oven or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean.
• 10 allow to cool before serving.